First English edition

Between Sky and Sea is a novel by Polish-born Australian writer Herz Bergner. It concerns a group of Jewish refugees sailing for Australia on a dilapidated ship.

The novel was published in 1946 by Dolphin Publications, translated from Yiddish to English by Judah Waten. It received the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 1948.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Wins medal for book". The News. Vol. 51, no. 7, 912. South Australia. 13 December 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 17 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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