Nancy Keesing
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Nancy Keesing was a Jewish Australian writer and editor.
Nancy Keesing was born in Sydney, Australia and attended school at Sydney Girls' Grammar School, the Frensham School
and then went on to the University of Sydney
. Her Garden Island People, written in 1975, detailed her work during World War II and post-war work at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
. One of her most well known works is Shalom, a collection of Australian Jewish stories. Before her death on 19 January 1993, she had written or edited 26 volumes. The Nancy Keesing Fellowship was founded by her husband Dr. Mark Hertzberg in her honour.
Nancy Keesing was born in Sydney, Australia and attended school at Sydney Girls' Grammar School, the Frensham School
Frensham School
Frensham School is an independent, non-denominational, secondary, day and boarding school for girls, located at Mittagong, south of Sydney, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia....
and then went on to the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Her Garden Island People, written in 1975, detailed her work during World War II and post-war work at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children is a children's hospital in Sydney, Australia. The Hospital was founded in 1880 as "The Sydney Hospital for Sick Children"...
. One of her most well known works is Shalom, a collection of Australian Jewish stories. Before her death on 19 January 1993, she had written or edited 26 volumes. The Nancy Keesing Fellowship was founded by her husband Dr. Mark Hertzberg in her honour.