Charles Ota Heller

As a hidden child during World War II and an author of a memoir about my own experiences, I have attempted to read every book I’ve been able to find about the war—particularly those about the Holocaust. Thus, for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been asking myself: “How could I have possibly not known…

No one deserves to be subjected to the tragedies which Heda Margolius Kovaly was forced to face in her amazing life. And very few could overcome them in the manner of this courageous, amazing lady. Heda was born in Prague, where she married Rudolf Margolius in 1939, a mere two weeks after the Germans occupied…

As one who survived nearly six years of Nazi occupation, I have a keen interest in World War II–why it started, how it was fought, reasons for the Holocaust, and so on. Until my friend, Dr. David Barbe, convinced me to read BLITZED, DRUGS IN NAZI GERMANY, a book by Norman Ohler, I thought I…

From The Garrett Republican newspaper: Holocaust survivor and author to speak at Garrett College MCHENRY — As part of the Joan Crawford Lecture Series of presentations this fall, Garrett College recently announced that Charles Ota Heller, Holocaust survivor and author, will speak to the community on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in the Garrett…

Michael D. Dingman died of cancer last week at the age of 86. I had the privilege and honor of serving for ten years as Director of the Michael D. Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business, University of Maryland. During his long career, Mike was president or CEO of a number…

Official Review: Ready, Fire, Aim! An Immigrant’s Tales of Entrepreneurial Terror Post Number:#1 by Miriam Molina » Yesterday, 04:43 [Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of “Ready, Fire, Aim! An Immigrant’s Tales of Entrepreneurial Terror” by Charles Ota Heller.] 4 out of 4 stars Review by Miriam Molina Share This Review Ready, Fire, Aim! An Immigrant’s Tales of…

From the September 28, 2017, issue of The New York Review of Books.

We have reached a moment of crisis. Most Americans, whatever their party, have lost confidence in the national government. Few can disagree any longer with Charles Blow, who writes in The New York Times this morning: “We are leaderless. America doesn’t have a president. America has a man in the White House holding the spot,…

We had a successful launch of my latest book, READY, FIRE, AIM! AN IMMIGRANT’S TALES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL TERROR, on Saturday, July 10, at the Annapolis Bookstore. The book is now available in soft cover or as an e-book from www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, as well as directly from my publisher, www.writelife.com. [The pretty girl in the photo…

I just finished reading an amazing book, RED NOTICE, by Bill Browder. It should be required reading for every American, particularly at a time when high-level members of our government seem to be cozying up to the murderous regime of Vladimir Putin. Browder, had the foresight to move to Moscow at a time when the country was…