Hanna Newcombe

Hanna Newcombe

Hanna Newcombe nee Hammerschlag (born Prague 1922) was the recipient of the 1997 Pearson Medal of Peace for her work as a peace activist and community development. Along with her husband, Alan George Newcombe, she founded the Peace Research Institute in Dundas, Ontario.

Hanna Newcombe is a member of the Order of Canada.

External links

* [http://www.unac.org/en/news_events/pearson/1997.asp Pearson Medal of Peace - Dr. Hanna Newcombe]
* [http://hannanewcombe.com How Things Come Together] - a sampling of her writing.


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