In Polish mythology, Dola are the protective spirits which embody human fate. They can appear in the guises of a God, a cat, a man, a mouse, or a woman. They have their own preferences and provinces; and they would hound you if you made choices that were not planned by Fate.
I loved her Hebrew explanation of her name, originally Devorah – which as a child, she pronounced, “Dola” – she later learned meant drawing out, that is, “from the well”, from the work of her father, Eliezer Ben Yehudah, reviver of the Hebrew Language and compiling a 16 volume dictionary.
After Dola had a fall and was in the hospital, it was felt that one should always be there with her.
We would sit by Dola’s table and review the family pictures laid out in front of her as we’d reminisce, (since I knew most of them) and she’d remark that I was the closest to her.
On 95, Dola sent her final arrow into the seven-point ring for a total of 102 to clinch the crown.
Dola's supremacy as the best woman archer in the country was never challenged except at the Punjab National Games where she finished at the bronze medal place with Chekrovolu taking the gold medal.
Dola had it easy in the semifinals against Jhano Hansda her Statemate winning by 101 points to 92 and Sangita Samanta in the quarterfinals at 104-94.
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