Lillian Boraks-Nemetz was born in Warsaw, Poland, where she survived the Holocaust as a child, escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and lived in Polish villages under a false identity.[1] She has a master's degree in Comparative Literature and teaches Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia's Writing Centre.[2] She is the author of numerous books,[3] including Ghost Children, a collection of poetry, and The Old Brown Suitcase, a young adult novel.[4]
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References edit
- ^ "Lillian Boraks-Nemetz: My Holocaust Survival". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Member Profile". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Lillian Boraks-Nemetz". Open Library. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre: Library Item: The old brown suitcase : a teenager's story of war and peace". collections.vhec.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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Further reading edit
- Shyla Seller, Gesher Project Poetry at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes, vol. 34, 2022.
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