Miriam Akavia

Polish-born israeli writer and translator, a holocaust survivor, and the president of the platform for jewish-polish dialogue.

Born November 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]

Died January 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]

Occupations
translator, writer
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving