Judy Abrams was born in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 1937. She immigrated to Montreal in 1949 and later taught French at the UN International School in New York City. She and her husband divide their time between Montreal and New York.
Eva Marx was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, on October 21, 1937. She immigrated to Montreal in 1949, where she became an elementary school teacher. She and her husband, retired Quebec Superior Court Justice Herbert Marx, live in Montreal. They have two children and four grandchildren.