▁a ▁w ond r ous ▁cand or ." ▁Finally , ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁cur ator ▁told ▁an ▁inter v iewer ▁that ▁" B ial a ▁was ▁a ▁painter ▁of ▁im pe cc able ▁taste ▁and ▁remarkable ▁intelligence , ▁She ▁had ▁an ▁intuit ive ▁feeling ▁for ▁composition ▁and ▁her ▁orch estr ation ▁of ▁color ▁was , ▁at ▁times , ▁bre at ht aking ." ▁ ▁Family ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁B ial a ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B iała ▁Pod l aska , ▁a ▁small ▁city ▁in ▁eastern ▁Poland ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Russia . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁B iała ▁Pod l aska ▁was ▁within ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁Long ▁a ▁trad ing ▁center , ▁the ▁town ' s ▁population ▁then ▁number ed ▁about ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁half ▁of ▁whom — including ▁B ial a ' s ▁family — w ere ▁Jewish . ▁With ▁one ▁exception ▁resources ▁do ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁month ▁or ▁day ▁of ▁her ▁birth . ▁The ▁exception ▁is ▁the ▁B ial a ▁web ▁site ▁which ▁gives ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁indicate ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁this ▁information . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ' s ▁name ▁was ▁H yman ▁and ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁Est her . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Benjamin ▁T work ov sky ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Cel ia . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁B ial a ▁and ▁Jack , ▁their ▁children ▁were