They hid him in the monastery among the nuns
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Jaroslav Vrubel was born in Moravská Ostrava on May 17, 1940. His biological mother’s name was Šarlota Píchová. Biological father, Richard Fischer, was of Jewish origin. For four years, Jaroslav was a hidden child in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí in a monastery among nuns. He was adopted at the age of twelve. They lived in Otrokovice from 1948. Jaroslav’s biological father, who lived in Manchester, England, tried to get partial custody of his son. However, he failed to convince Jaroslav’s adoptive mother to move to England. In the 1950s, the family lost everything, the communists took everything away from them as a tradesman, and they lived only on a small pension. In 1954, he began an apprenticeship at the former Baťa factories. He enjoyed the study itself, which was combined with practice. Subsequently, Jaroslav also completed a pedagogic course and later worked as a master of vocational training and a master in production. After some time, he also received an apprenticeship in the field of mechanical locksmith and welder. In 1969, Jaroslav was called up for military training in České Velenice. During his day off on September 9, 1969, he managed to cross the border unnoticed and escape to Austria. He emigrated to Sweden, where he worked at the Goodyear company. After four years, he returned to Czechoslovakia. He was sentenced to two years for emigration and spent fourteen months in prison. In the early eighties, he got a job in a manufacturing company in Nitra, where he met his second wife, Marika. He spent the November events on the square in Nitra, where he participated in demonstrations. After the borders were opened, Jaroslav met his friends from Sweden from the time of emigration again. In the nineties, he did business in the field of tire services. Today he is retired and lives in Bratislava. Jaroslav has two sons from his first marriage, Jaroslav and Karel. He has a daughter Martinka from his second marriage.
