Anna Blay Anna Blay i(A50153 works by) (birth name: Anna Rosner) (a.k.a. Anna Rosner Blay)
Born: Established: 1947 Paris,
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1949
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1 Leo Rosner : A Man of Note Anna Blay , 2015 single work biography
— Appears in: Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal , November vol. 23 no. 3 2015; (p. 450-463)
1 Lucky One on Schindler's List Anna Blay , 2010 single work obituary (for Helena Rosner )
— Appears in: The Age , 29 November 2010; (p. 23)
1 2 y separately published work icon Alien Roots : A German Jewish Girlhood : From Belonging to Exile Anne Jacobs , Anna Blay (editor), Caulfield South : Makor Jewish Community Library , 2006 Z1382293 2006 single work autobiography
1 4 y separately published work icon Not Paradise : Four Women's Journeys Beyond Survival Anna Blay (editor), Ormond : Hybrid , 2004 Z1113602 2004 anthology autobiography A collection of stories by four women who are survivers of the Holocaust, and who forged new lives for themselves in Australia. Anna Blay also talks about her own life.
1 y separately published work icon Sister, Sister Anna Blay , Alexandria : Hale and Iremonger , 1998 Z828063 1998 single work biography

'From the busy marketplaces of pre-war Krakow, Poland, to the horror of the Holocaust and the haven of Schindler’s factory, to the apparent peace and safety of a suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia, this is the story of two sisters who miraculously survived.

'From the busy marketplaces of pre-war Krakow, Poland, to the horror of the Holocaust and the haven of Schindler’s factory, to the apparent peace and safety of a suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia, this is the story of two sisters who miraculously survived.


'Their extraordinary life stories are interwoven with the childhood and later memories of the narrator, Anna, daughter and niece of the sisters, Hela and Janka.


'Through the recollections and dreams of these three voices we learn of worlds and people forever lost, of shattered hopes, of the fragility of survival, and of the power of the human spirit.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon If All the Seas Were Ink Jozef Gross , Anna Blay , Huntingdale : After Hours Computer Services , 1993 Z1322413 1993 single work autobiography
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