The Czech/American Reading Circle
The Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln are proud to sponsor the Czech/American Reading Circle. Started in January, 2019, the Reading Circle shares significant books about, by, for, and important to, people of Czech Heritage.
Attendees are not required to have read the book being discussed, however, it helps to have some familiarity with it, and we encourage all participants to contribute any relevant information they may have.
Please join us! The circle meets the last Tuesday of each month (except December) at 6:15 pm central time
on ZOOM. Everyone is welcome.
Please contact the following or any Board Member for additional information and/or to get your Zoom Link.
Lois Shimerda Rood
on ZOOM. Everyone is welcome.
Please contact the following or any Board Member for additional information and/or to get your Zoom Link.
Lois Shimerda Rood
402-570-2333 lois@loisrood.com
Layne Pierce
402-770-5029 layne.pierce@yahoo.com
Mila Saskova-Pierce
402-770-4624 msaskova-pierce1@unl.edu
The Czech/American Reading Circle is continuing with its sixth year of reviewing great books.
Please join us the last Tuesday each month.
The Czech/American Reading Circle is continuing with its sixth year of reviewing great books.
Please join us the last Tuesday each month.
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Click here for a high resolution copy of the 2024 Reading Circle Brochure.
Past Reading Circle Brochures:
Český čtenářský kroužek
SUMMARY:
Reflections of Prague is the story of how a Czech Jewish family become embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the twentieth century. Through their eyes we see the history of their beloved Prague, a unique European city, and the wider, political forces that tear their lives apart. Their moving story traces the major events, turmoil, oppression and triumphs of Europe through the last hundred years – from the Austro-Hungarian
HANA WAISSEROVA,PH.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice and leads Czech Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also a fellow of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, UNL and a scholar in Czech and Central European cultural, gender, and literary studies. Over the years, she taught various courses focused on Gender and Central and Eastern European Studies. She earned a Ph.D. in transnational literature from Palacky University, CR, and Gender Graduate Certificate from TAMU, TX. Her current research interests include Central and Eastern European women, transnational literature, cultural memory, women’s totalitarian experience, women’s Holocaust experience, women dissidents, and literary ethnography. She has published numerous articles and book chapters. She has traveled widely in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central America, and is much invested in promoting cultural sensitivity and global citizenship.
MEETING INFORMATION:
Join Zoom: 6:15 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
NOTES:
THE ZOOM LINK
Our Zoom Link is the same for ALL of the Reading Circle Sessions.
Reflections of Prague is the story of how a Czech Jewish family become embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the twentieth century. Through their eyes we see the history of their beloved Prague, a unique European city, and the wider, political forces that tear their lives apart. Their moving story traces the major events, turmoil, oppression and triumphs of Europe through the last hundred years – from the Austro-Hungarian
Empire to the First World War; from the vibrant artistic and intellectual life of Prague in the times of Kafka, the Capek brothers and Masaryk to years of hunger in a Polish ghetto and the concentration camps of Hitler; from the tyrannous rule of Stalin to the rekindled hopes of Dubcek and the subsequent Soviet occupation to liberation under Havel. Told from Ivan’s perspective, it is a poignant but uplifting tale that tells of life lived with purpose and conviction, in the face of personal suffering and sacrifice.
OUR LEADER:
MEETING INFORMATION:
Join Zoom: 6:15 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
NOTES:
You do not need to read the book to attend.
Please share this information with anyone who would be interested.
Our Zoom Link is the same for ALL of the Reading Circle Sessions.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87384971615?pwd=anI0UXQ4T0I3Qk44RE16emhISGI5QT09
Don’t miss the April Nebraska Czechs of Lincoln Reading Circle!
MONTH: April 30, 2024
BOOK: Reflections of Prague:
Journeys through the 20th Century (2006)
AUTHOR: Ivan Margolius
LEADER: Hana Waisserová, Ph.D.
MONTH: April 30, 2024
BOOK: Reflections of Prague:
Journeys through the 20th Century (2006)
AUTHOR: Ivan Margolius
LEADER: Hana Waisserová, Ph.D.
Presenter: Dr. Hana Waisserova