Poet Barbara Pellman had this to say about Lillian’s new collection of poetry, Out of the Dark. “These powerful poems, written from the anguish of a child survivor of the Holocaust, transcend that anguish through the revitalizing nature of writing itself. The poems move from the ghettos in her native Warsaw, through cities and villages—Talesnal, Tofino, …
The death in late May of George Floyd, while he was pinned down on the ground by a Minneapolis police officer, has sparked continuing protests throughout the United States and the world. The tragic incident struck a nerve with Vancouver author and poet Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, and she composed “The Arm,” a poem about racism, in …
Lillian appeared in The Jewish Independent this week after a presentation by Senator Murray Sinclair at the University of British Columbia on the impact of residential schools: Vancouver author Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, a board member of the Korzcak association and a child survivor of the Holocaust, contextualized the lecture in the spirit of Korczak’s legacy. Korczak …
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. From The Tri-City News: 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 …
The World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants (WFJCSH&D) is holding its 31st Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC, November 1 – 4, 2019, at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. Lillian will be facilitating a panel on Creative Literary Response to the Holocaust Experience. There will be five panelists, including Vancouver …
Guernica Editions in Toronto has just released a new PR sell sheet for Mouth of Truth in PDF. Follow this link to view it.