Miriam Akavia ( Matylda Weinfeld , 1927 -- 16 January 2015 ) was a Polish-born Israeli writer and translator , a Holocaust survivor , and the president of the Platform for Jewish-Polish Dialogue .
Miriam Akavia ( Matylda Weinfeld , 1927 -- 16 January 2015 ) was a Polish-born Israeli writer and translator . She was a Holocaust survivor .