Alzo, Lisa A.

Summary: Trace your Eastern European ancestors from American shores back to the old country. This in-depth guide will walk you step-by-step through the exciting-- and challenging-- journey of finding your Polish, Czech, or Slovak roots. You'll learn how to identify immigrant ancestors, find your family's town of origin, locate key genealogical resources, decipher foreign-language records, and untangle...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3437 Alzo

Eisen, Norman L.

Summary: When Eisen moved into the US ambassador's residence in Prague, he was startled to discover swastikas hidden beneath the furniture. As he unspooled the twisting, captivating tale of some of the remarkable people who had called this palace home, he began to chronicle the upheavals that transformed the continent over the past century. He introduces us to optimistic Jewish financial baron, Otto...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of Crown Publishing 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 EIS

Stelson, Caren

Summary: "This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 STE

Vogler, Kevan

Contents: Land and people -- Values and attitudes -- Festivals and traditions -- Making friends -- At home -- Time out -- Travel, health, and safety -- Business briefing -- Communicating.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.37 CZE

Kleinfield, Sonny.

Summary: "He was a teenage volunteer at a nursing home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She was a wheelchair-bound resident in her nineties. He was poor, Hispanic, living in a rented room in the barrio, separated from his family. Her life was comfortable, and her family visited as often as possible. But when Margaret Oliver's daughter hired Elvis Checo to look in on her mother a few afternoons a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.262 KLE

Hartman, Renée G.

Summary: "Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable -- together. This is their true story. As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide....

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 HAR

Summary: Nicky's Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NIC

Albright, Madeleine Korbel.

Summary: From former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright comes a moving and thoughtful memoir of her formative years in Czechoslovakia during the tumult of Nazi occupation, World War II, fascism, and the onset of the Cold War.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 943.71 ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL ALB

Levine, Karen

Summary: A biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust, told in alternating chapters with an account of how the curator of a Japanese Holocaust center learned about her life after Hana's suitcase was sent to her.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2003

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.5318 LEV

Albright, Madeleine Korbel.

Summary: The former Secretary of State paints a portrait of her early life from 1937 to 1948 during which she witnessed the Nazi invasion of her native Prague, the Holocaust, the defeat of fascism, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 943.71 ALB

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.71 ALB

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Albright

Sioras, Efstathia

Summary: The landlocked Czech Republic is not a large country, but it has a rich history. Known for its architectural treasures, lush forests, and a strong literary heritage, the Czech Republic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was united with Slovakia under the name Czechoslovakia before its peaceful independence in 1993. Since then, the Czech Republic has become a stable and prosperous...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 943.71 SIO

Goldberg, Myla.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Journeys 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 943.712 GOL

Summary: Chronicles the descendants of immigrants and exiles in these remote lands. The results are three poetic, intimate documentaries that capture the unique lives and customs of people unknown to most of the world.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Facets Video 2005

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OLD

Wilson, John K.

Summary: Explores the ideas that Illinois senator Barack Obama has about race, religion, and politics and discusses how he has been received as a presidential candidate by the far right, the far left, the media, and everyday Americans.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Paradigm 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, BARACK WIL

DuVal, Kathleen

Summary: "In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present. She reframes North American history, noting significantly that Indigenous civilizations did not come to a halt when a few wandering explorers or hungry settlers arrived, even when the strangers came well-armed. A millennium...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 DUV

Winn, Patrick

Summary: "Nestled in the Golden Triangle of China, Burma, and Nepal, the Wa nation has existed and thrived for over five decades. Like mountain peoples from Chechnya to the Ozarks, the Wa like to do things their own way. A tribal authority called the United Wa State Army (or UWSA) controls their native terrain. The UWSA makes laws, defends the motherland, and builds roads and schools. It even issues...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1 WIN