Haneczka (Hidden)
TitleHaneczka (Hidden)
Author
Call number940.53180922/0137
Object number10399c
Place of publicationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Year of publication
2016
Physical descriptionpp20-31
MaterialArticle
ISBN9780994596048
NotesArticle from the book 'Courage to care: 28 remarkable stories of rescue during World War II Vol.I' pp20-31
Description
Anna was born in August 1940, to parents Tania and Icha Kaplan. In 1941, the area where they lived became part of the Grodno Ghetto. At the age of two she was left with a priest who baptised her. Tania survived the war and when she came to claim her
daughter, she was greeted with abuse and aggression. The family where she had lived demanded payment for her care. The family left in August 1948 aboard the 'SS Derma' and came to Melbourne where she married Herbert Irons in 1962, and has had a successful life