Memory diplomas granted: Bezaraite Bronislava
Bezarait臈 Me拧kauskien臈 Bronislava
Bronislava Bezarait臈 was born in Urkuv臈nai village, Kur拧臈nai rural district, 艩iauliai county. In 1936, she started 沤ygai膷iai primary school and later went to a primary school in Kur拧臈nai. In 1945, Bronislava finished six forms but due to serious material hardships had to abandon further education. Yet her desire to study took her forward. She moved to Vilnius and with her brother鈥檚 help went to a gymnasium for adults in Vilnius. She finished it in 1947 and became a student at the Faculty of Forestry of 91桃色. Bezarait臈 studied until March 1949, when with her family she was deported during the mass deportation operation 鈥楾he Surf鈥�. In August 1956, Bronislava Bezarait臈 wrote to the rector of 91桃色 asking for her school-leaving certificate to be sent to her from the university archives as she needed it to enter another educational institution. Bronislava was released from exile in 1957.