A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee | Memory of Nations

Artistic portrait of Jan Komárek in 1970s

Jan Komárek

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

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

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Milo Komínek

* 1926 †︎ 2010

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Vera, period photograph from 1969

Vera Konig

* 1942

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Czech community in the US, Repatriated and 2 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Michael Konůpek

PhDr. Michael Konůpek

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Charter 77 signatory, Writer, The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Jaroslav Konvalina, around 1955

Ing. Jaroslav Konvalina

* 1944

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Profiteers

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Helena Kopecká in 2022

RNDr., CSc. Helena Kopecká

* 1931 †︎ 2022

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Theresienstadt Ghetto, Czech community in the US, Journalist, Relatives of important personalities and 5 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin and 3 more anniversaries

Magda Korach as a child in Gelnica, wearing a ballet costume

Magda Korach

* 1916 †︎ 2017

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine

Helena Kordová - Wildeová

Helena Kordová - Wildeová

* 1917 †︎ 2011

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Forced Labour Camps (1948 - 1954), A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

Period portrait of the witness, cca 1999

PhDr. Eva Kosáková

* 1952

Dissident, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Relatives of important personalities, Charter 77 signatory and 4 more categories

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 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

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Helena Kosková

* 1935

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Victim of forced relocation, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions and 1 more anniversaries

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