Death of Prof. Ranasinghe's wife Anne Ranasinghe.

Dear Fellows / Members/ Colleagues,

It is with regret and sadness this announcement comes to you, to inform the passing away of Mrs.Anne Ranasinghe last evening.

Funeral arrangments will be notified in due course.

Your's sincerely,

Dr. Ranjan Dias
President 

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The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka


Anne Ranasinghe (b.1925)

'Anneliese Katz was the daughter of a Jewish family in Germany. She left for England soon after the Nazi anti-Jewish pogroms began. After schooling she trained in midwifery and later, married the Sinhalese Buddhist Dr. D. A. Ranasinghe from Ceylon. The Ranasinghes came back to Ceylon where her husband became a University Professor and they led a successful life, raising their seven children. Sometime after her husband's death, Anne began writing poetry. Most of her poems have been on the Jewish experience and the Holocaust. Her poetry has won many accolades and awards in Ceylon and Germany. She has been a live wire of the English Writers' Cooperative and associates closely with writers of all ages and persuasions.'

Exccerpt from Tissa Devendra's article in the Times of Ceylon.

Poetess Anne Ranasinghe to be laid to rest on Wednesday

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