when it was revealed in church that she hadn't been baptized, she expected repercussions and fled back to Hucisko and lived with Zosia. Later she was moved from Hucisko to Ranizow, and it was there that the area was liberated by the Russian Army in the summer of 1944. Life after World War II After liberation, Miriam lived in Lwów with Maryla, at which point her last name was changed to Dudek, and her birth date from June 1933 to September 1937. This made it easier for Miriam to pass as Maryla's daughter. When the war was completely over, Miriam lived with Maryla and her husband Rysiu, working in Rysiu's bakery and selling his products. She was also able to attend school once again. However, she fled at the age of 15 after months of being mistreated physically and emotionally, and began living in an orphanage in Szczecin. Miriam enrolled in school once again, graduating high school in 1951. In 1963, she married Romek Orłowski and gave birth to their first child, Daniel, in 1964. Miriam and her husband applied for emigration and, in 1969, were able to move to the United States, where they had their second Child, David. References 1933 births 2014 deaths Polish women writers Polish people of World War II Jewish theatre directors 20th-century Polish women Jewish women writers Polish Holocaust survivors