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InhonourofMajaLis-Turlejska
MyfirstencounterwithMajawasinMay2003inBerlinwhen,together
withAndreasMaercker,Ico-organizedtheESTSS8thEuropeanConference
ofTraumaticStress.IrememberwellhowMajaapproachedmeduringmy
workshoponexposuremethods,contributingverymovingissuesabouther
workwithWWIIandHolocaustsurvivorsinPoland.Itbecameobviousthat
MajahadformanyyearsbeeninvolvedintraumaandstressstudiesinPoland,
establishinganamazingnetworkofexcellentPolishscientistsandpractition-
ersinthefieldofpsychotraumatology.Shewasofteninclosecontactwiththe
EuropeanperspectivewithintheESTSS,attendingmostofthescientific
eventsandmakingcontributions-presentations,symposia,workshopsand
posters-onthebasisofhercomprehensiveresearchstudies.
Eventually,inthesummerof2007sheinvitedtheleadingDutchrepresent-
ativeoftheESTSS,BertholdGersonsandmyselftoWarsawtocontributeto
thesessionsestablishingthescientificandlegalfoundationsofthePolishSo-
cietyonTraumaticStress(PTBST).BertholdandIwerehonouredtobeable
tocontributeourscientificandformalexperiencesandalsoaEuropeanper-
spectivetothefoundingprocess.Theoutstandinghospitalityandthewarm
atmospherecreatedbyMajaandhercolleaguesinWarsawwereunforgetta-
ble.Followingitssuccessfulfoundation,PTBSTbecameavaluablemember
oftheEuropeanfamilyofTraumaandStressSocietiesundertheumbrellaof
ESTSS,sobecomingoneofthefirstcountriesinformerlycommunistEastern
Europetoestablishitsownnationalsociety.
TwoyearslaterinWarsaw,Majaandhercolleaguesorganizedaverysuc-
cessfulEuropeanWorkshopconference.Again,Ihadthehonourofbeingin-
vitedtocontributeand,onthefringesoftheconference,alsogreatlyenjoyed
manyfruitfulconversationswithPolishcolleagues.Bythattime,Majahad
alreadybeenelectedtoafive-yeartermasESTSSBoardMember.
Duringthefollowingyears,MajacontinuedorganizingworkshopsinWar-
sawontraumaticstress.Iwasgladtobeinvitedtoconductaoneofthese
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