Lillian Boraks-Nemetz Explained

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]

See also

• History of the Jews in Vancouver

External links

• Official website
• Holocaust survivor tackles trauma and family's past in new novel
• Holocaust Survivors Share Their Memories of Destroyed Childhoods

Further reading

• Shyla Seller, Gesher Project Poetry at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes, vol. 34, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lillian Boraks-Nemetz: My Holocaust Survival. 2021-01-21. FRONTLINE. en-US.
2. Web site: Member Profile. 2021-01-21. The Writers' Union of Canada. en.
3. Web site: Lillian Boraks-Nemetz. 2021-01-21. Open Library. en.
4. Web site: Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre: Library Item: The old brown suitcase : a teenager's story of war and peace. 2021-01-21. collections.vhec.org.