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OBITUARY
MariaLudwikaBernhard
1908-1998
ThelifeofMariaBernhardcoveredthreeverydifferentperiodsinPolishhistory,and
shelivedtoseethepromiseofanewone.Toallwhohaveknownhersheepitomized
thecourageandoptimismofayoungpersonandtheexperienceandgoodcounselof
matureage,coupledwithanever-presentwarmthandopennesstowardall.Tothose
whorememberher,asthepresentwriter,onlyfromherlateryears,shesomehownever
seemedold,inspiteofthedifferenceinage.
HerfirstknownancestorwasagrognardoftheNapoleonicwars,whomadethe
decisiontosettleonPolishsoil.Acenturylaterhisgreatgranddaughterstillhelda
Frenchpassport,maintainingstronglinkswiththeoldcountry.Atthesametime,she
neverwaveredinhercommitment,sometimesagainstconsiderableodds,tothecoun-
trywhereshehadgrownupandwhichsheverydefinitelyconsideredasherown.
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