Charles Ota Heller

Over the weekend, the European team destroyed the U. S. squad in the Solheim Cup. In the past, there had never been any doubt about my rooting interests — I pulled for the American team. This time, it was a bit difficult. For one thing, Europe’s captain was Liselotte Neumann. Lotte had always been my…

I just finished reading Patrick O’Donnell’s THEY DARED RETURN, and I feel obliged to tell everyone about the book. It is an amazing story of five Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who joined the U.S. Armed Forces and volunteered for incredibly dangerous work, even while their families were being rounded up for death camps. After intensive OSS…

Penny Sansevieri (penny@marketingexpert.com), an expert on book marketing, sent out a message to readers, advising them how they can assist authors. As the author of PRAGUE: MY LONG JOURNEY HOME, and one whose next book–a short one, titled NAME-DROPPINGS–will be coming out this summer, I’m copying Penny’s suggestions in the hope that my readers will…

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.…

Great news not only for those of us who are Oklahoma State Cowboys, but also for three guys who made the wise decision to continue to enjoy the best years of their lives. Congratulations!! Oklahoma State basketball players Smart, Brown and Nash staying another year By Jason Elmquist Stillwater NewsPress The Stillwater News PressWed Apr…

    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…