Yala Korwin

About the Poet 

Yala Korwin (1933–2014) was a Polish-born Holocaust survivor, poet, artist, and writer. Born in Lvov, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine), she experienced the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust as a young girl. She survived the Lvov Ghetto and later endured imprisonment in concentration camps, including Bergen-Belsen.  After the war, Korwin emigrated to the United States, where she pursued a career in writing and art. Her work reflects her experiences during the Holocaust and her reflections on human suffering, resilience, and memory.