Writer

Joe Vítovec in the United States Air Force

Joe (Josef) Vítovec

* 1930

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Czech community in the US, Writer

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 2 more anniversaries

Graduation

Ing. Jiří Vohralík

* 1936

Emigrant, A cultural celebrity, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, The Sportsmen, Writer

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Ivan Vyskočil on July 1962

Professor, PhDr. Ivan Vyskočil

* 1929 †︎ 2023

Boy Scouts, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising and 4 more anniversaries

1982 Wanek

Miroslav Wanek

* 1962

Dissident, Anti-communist rebel, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 26.8. 1980 Solidarity strike in Wroclaw

Egon Wiener in 1978

Egon Wiener

* 1947

Holocaust, Communist official, National minorities, Israel/Palestine, Relative of a political prisoner and 6 more categories

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Helen Waldstein in 1940

Helen Wilkes

* 1936

Holocaust, Writer, A cultural celebrity

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat

Pavel Žáček, 1990

PhDr., PhD. Pavel Žáček

* 1969

Historian, Journalist, Politician, Writer, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Zajac Peter

Peter Zajac

* 1946

Politician, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist, University professor and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Michael Žantovský in 2022

Michael Žantovský

* 1949

Diplomat, Holocaust, Journalist, Writer, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Palach Week, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 18 December 2011 Václav Havel died

Witness Jiří Zaťovič

Jiří Zaťovič

* 1962

National minorities, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Writer, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Statistics: 19218 Witnesses the Database; 10813 Witness Stories; 20050 Registered Researchers; 159755 Photos; 64492 Clips