Lillian spoke to Grade 11 and 12 students during the 12th annual School District 43 Holocaust Symposium Nov. 6 at Coquitlam Alliance Church in Coquitlam.
Author and creative writing instructor Lillian Boraks-Nemetz was just six years old when her life was changed forever.
It was 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland and took away the rights, property and dignity of Warsaw Jews, she told Grade 11 and 12 students during Wednesday’s 12th annual School District 43 Holocaust Symposium at Coquitlam Alliance Church.