Ernest Berger
Born on 28 January 1904 in Dąbrowa Śląska (Czechoslovakia). Ernest was a brilliant maths teacher and loved music and singing. He conducted several choirs in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Silesia before moving to Villard-de-Lans in 1940. He was accompanied by his wife, Malgorzata. He was a maths teacher. He founded and directed the Chor Villard-de-Lans choir, which played a central role in the school's relations with the local community and beyond. In 1944, after the arrest of Wacław Godlewski, he became headmaster and demonstrated great skill in managing events at Vercors and the consequences of the change of regime in Poland in 1945 and 1946. His wife was the school secretary. After the war, they returned to Poland. Ernest died in 1958.
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