Chaya was born in 1887. Chaya's father was Simon (Shaya) Katz and her mother was Raiza Satz. Her paternal grandfather was Joseph Katz and her paternal grandmother is <Unknown>. She had a brother and three sisters, named Abraham, Riva, Lena and Annie. She was the third oldest of the five children. She died at the age of 78 in 1965.