Charles Ota Heller

It may come as a surprise to people whose families were untouched by the Holocaust or World War II in general that Holocaust survivors and WW-II Allies’ veterans are not the only ones leaving this earth as they reach old age. The others–a notorious group–are the perpetrators of death and suffering, who are disappearing from the…

Last week, I undertook a journey which consisted of presentations, readings, and signings of my memoir, Prague: My Long Journey Home, in various cities and towns in Texas. Arranged by my friend and Oklahoma State University classmate, Dr. Bart Childs (Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M), the tour took us to: (1)Dallas — where I spoke…

The following is a story written by my friend, Judita Matyasova, a wonderful Czech author. Judita continues to write about the lives of Czech children separated from their families and taken to Denmark in order to be saved from Nazi murderers. I feel honored to have been among the people to whom Judita dedicates this story.…

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    This week marks the annual commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of the six million souls who perished in the Holocaust. Having lost twenty-five members of my own family in the Holocaust, it was my privilege to participate in two events honoring those who were lost. On Sunday, I had the opportunity to speak…

In my forthcoming memoirs (second and third in a series), I describe encounters with various famous people. I hope you enjoyed the first four, and I hope you will like this one, too:                         We bought ourselves out from our parent company in 1970 with money raised from family, friends, and a few fools. Now…

My native city, Prague, has failed to honor properly those thousands of Czechs who were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. Now, to rub salt into the wounds of those of us who lost family and friends, city fathers are considering giving permission to build a shopping center on the site of the place where…

Prague: My Long Journey Homecontinues to generate a great deal ofinterest, and my schedule of bookdiscussions and signings is filling up. Here is a list of events coming up inthe near future: Tuesday, February 26, 1:00 pm:                Heritage Harbour Women’s Club,                                                                        presentation followed by book-signing                                                                        The Lodge, Heritage Harbour, Annapolis, MD Thursday, March 28, 7:00…

In my forthcoming memoir (second of a series), titled Ready, Fire, Aim! Tales of Entrepreneurial Terror, I describe encounters with various famous people. I hope you enjoyed the first three, “The Blonde-Haired Singer,” “The Little Educator,” and “The Rocket Scientist,” and I hope you will like this one:THE LONG-HAIRED COWBOY              In the early 1960s,…

                                             “CITIZEN HAVEL” FILM AT MARYLAND HALL IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 7:00 PM, ROOM 308 ADMISSION IS FREE I will be introducing this unique film of candid moments over a 12-year span of the life of the late President Václav Havel – playwright, essayist, dissident, prisoner, and one of the great…