About Naomi Blake
Lived 1924 – 2018 (aged 94). Naomi Blake was a sculptor.
Naomi Blake née Zisel Dum (11 March 1924 – 7 November 2018) was a British sculptor, whose work reflected her experience as a Holocaust survivor.
Biography
Blake was born in Mukačevo, Czechoslovakia (now Mukachevo, Ukraine) to orthodox Jewish parents, Elazer Dum and Chay–Adel Shlussel, on 11 March 1924. The youngest of ten children, Blake was originally named Zisel, meaning sweet, by her parents and changed her name to Naomi in 1948. After Auschwitz, Blake and her surviving sister, Malchi, were sent to work at a munitions camp in the north of Nazi Germany occupied Poland. As the Red Army advanced in early 1945 the camp's inmates were marched towards the Baltic by the German Nazi army. Her works are also in various private collections, including those of the Queen Mother and the Prince of Wales.
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Who was Naomi Blake?
sculptor (1924-2018)
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Naomi Blake was born on 11 March 1924 in Mukachevo.
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Naomi Blake died on 7 November 2018.
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Naomi Blake was a sculptor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Naomi Blake. https://biography.guide/naomi-blake/
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