SVU PUBLICATIONS

New Book about Notable Czech-Americans Miloslav Rechcigl: Postavy nasi Ameriky (Personalities of our America) Prague: Prazska edice, 2000. 356 p.

Nova kniha o Cesich, kteri se proslavili v Americe

V lete 2000 vysla v Praze ve vydavatelstvi Prazske edice, za podpory Senatu Ceskeho parlamentu, pozoruhodna knizka o vyznamnych Americanech ceskeho puvodu. Autorem je predseda Spolecnosti pro vedy a umeni (SVU) Dr. Miloslav Rechcigl, ktery se touto tematikou zabyva po vice nez 30 let.

Knizka nese nazev Postavy nasy Ameriky, s poditulem Poucne a zabavne cteni ze zivota zahranicnich Cechu. Obsahuje panorama osudu vybranych osobnosti, jejichz koreny maji svuj puvod v ceskych zemich a ktere ve Spojenych statech dosahly nebyvalych uspechu a ktere svou cinnosti podstatne ovlivnily vyvoj a rust jejich nove vlasti. Kniha kryje obdobi od objeveni Noveho sveta az do dnes. Velka cast uvedenych osob bude jiste ctenarstvu zcela neznama, nebot se jedna o osoby, o jejichz ceskem puvodu se drive nevedelo.

Rechciglova kniha byla uvedena na trh pri prilezitosti pobytu autora v CR v cervnu na tiskove konferenci poradane v Senatu Parlamentu CR v Praze za pritomnosti mistopredsedy Senatu Petra Pitharta, ktery napsal ke knizce uvod, a pana senatora Spacka, predsedy Stale komise Senatu pro krajany zijici v zahranici.

Podle Lidovych novin, ktere jiz drive prineslly o knize s autorem rozhovor, kniha je v Cechach velice popularni a je uvadena mezi 10 nejpopularnejsimi knihami na druhem miste, hned po Ottove naucnem slovniku.

O tom co soudi ctenari o Rechciglove knize nejlepe vyplyva z nedavneho dopisu jednoho mladeho ctenare: "Chtel bych Vam touto cestou podekovat za Vasi skvelou knihu o nasich krajanech v USA. I kdyz jsem mladsi rocnik (1972), zajimam se o tuto oblast a vzdy si velmi rad prectu tak zajimavou knihu, jakou jste napsal. Myslim si, ze nejen pro me je zajimave cist o Cesich, jejichz existenci nam minuly rezim zatajoval".

Obsah: Z rane historie, Z cirkevniho zivota, Z politickeho zivota, Ze zivota podnikatelu, Z advokatni praxe, Ucitele, Ze zurnalistickeho remesla, Z krasneho pisemnictvi, Z vytvarneho umeni a architektury, Co Cech, to muzikant, Od dirigentskeho pultu, Ze skladatelskeho umeni, Z galerie opernich hvezd, Z dramatickeho umeni, Z humanitnich oboru, Ze spolecenskych ved, Z prirodnich veda matematiky, Z lekarstvi, Z techniky, Pro rodnou zemi

Knihu lze objednat na adrese vydavatelstvi: Prazska edice, Senovazne namesti 20, 110 00 Praha 1. Cena US $9 plus balne a postovne (US $4). Objednavky mozne teze-mailem na adrese chexpo@chexpo.cz

New SVU Book Based on 1997 SVU Conference in Texas

A book entitled Czech-Americans in Transition is scheduled for publication in early 1999 by Eakin Press , Austin, Texas. This collection of essays, edited by Clinton Machann of Texas A&M University, is based on a selection of presentations made at the 1997 Annual Meeting and Conference of the SVU, held July 12-13, 1997, at the Bell County Exposition Center in Belton, Texas, in conjunction with the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas (Slovanska podporujici jednota statu Texas, SPJST)

Czech-Americans in Transition contains important new research on historical and cultural topics and illustrates the continuing strength and vitality of the Czech-American community, pointing toward a hopeful future for Czech ethnicity in America and the development of stronger ties between the U.S. and the Czech Republic.

Table of Contents Preface by President, SVU Introduction 1. Alexandr Vondra, "The Czech Ambassador's Address on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the SPJST.". 2. Zdenek Lycka, "The Czech Republic and Czechs Abroad: Past, Present, and Future." 3, Leonard D. Mikeska, "A Brief History of the SPJST." 4. Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr., "Bohemian and Moravian Pioneers in Colonial America." 5, Peter Bisek, "The Czech-American Journalist: A Bridge Between the Old Country and the New." 6. Daniel Hrna, "Genealogy: Building a Bridge to the Past." 7. Leo Baca, "Documenting Czech Immigrant Arrivals." 8. Joseph N. Rostinsky, "The Moravian Folk Song: An Important Means of Preserving Czech Culture in Texas." 9. Robert Janak, "The Czech Heritage Society of Texas and Bridges to the Czech Republic." 10. Clinton Machann, "A Short History of the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas and Description of Its Current Projects." 11. Milada Polisenska, "Subject: Conversation with Czechoslovak President (Reports on T. G. Masaryk in the American Diplomatic Correspondence in Prague)." 12. Ludmila Dutkova, "Texas Czech: An Ethnolinguistic Study." 13. David Zdenek Chroust, "Toward a Biography of Thomas Capek 1861-1950): Sources, Life Sketch, and Biographical Models." Appendix: "Czech-Americans: A Selected Bibliography of Publications in English," Compiled by Miloslav Rechcigl, Jr.

The advance mail order price of Czech-Americans in Transition is $16.00 per book (including shipping fees) and there is a 45% discount for orders of 50 books or more. This price is almost 20 percent less than its suggested retail price in bookstores next spring. To order, send a check along with your name and address to Eakin Press, P.O. Drawer 90159, Austin, TX 78709-0159.

SVU Publication To Honor Frank Marlow's Memory

To honor the memory of our Founding Member Frank Marlow, the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences is planning to publish an anthology of Czech and Slovak poetry written in exile. Professor Vera Borkovec will be putting together this anthology which will feature our best poets and be a fitting memorial to the man who so well understood and appreciated the Czech language, Czech and Slovak literature and poetry. She can be reached at: 12013 Kemp Mill Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20902-1515; telephone: (301) 622-4775; e-mail: borkovec@erols.com.

This effort will take both time and money. Irene Marlow, Frank's widow, has graciously agreed that the Frank Marlow Memorial fund be used for this purpose. We are now appealing to all friends of Frank Marlow as well as to all friends of good poetry to make contributions to the Frank Marlow fund, to honor his memory and to make this endeavor possible.

Send your contributions to: Frank Marlow Fund, c/o SVU Treasurer, Frank Mucha, 200 Riverside Drive, Apt. 5F, New York, NY 10025.

Zdenka Fischmann's Bequest to SVU

Zdenka Fischmann, who was one of the most devoted members of our Society, bequeathed to SVU in her Last Will the sum of thirty thousand dollars with the stipulation that the Society would publish her and her husband's works. The SVU Executive Board, which welcomed the unexpected news with great appreciation, agreed to honor her wishes. A special editorial board is being set up with the responsibility of preparing the manuscript for publication.

After informing the Executor, Mrs. Hannelies S. McFalls, of the SVU decision, President of SVU received from her the following statement: "This is what Zdenka had hoped when she made her generous bequest to the SVU, an organization that was very important to her and to which, for many years, she had given endless hours, whether as editor of the Bulletin for the SVU Los Angeles Chapter, and later for the Bulletin of the whole Society, or as a reviewer, researcher and author. In my long friendship with her I don't remember a time when she was not deeply involved in some intellectual project dealing with her beloved homeland, often, of course, in her special field of music, but never shying away from any other pertinent subject. She was most loyal to your organization, as she was in all her relationships, and thus it will only be fitting if, as you mentioned, there will be a tribute to her at the SVU World Congress in August."

In connection with the planned publication we are considering including a few additional articles relating to Zdenka's life and work. They could also be presented at the forthcoming SVU World Congress. Interested members should contact Mila Rechcigl, 1703 Mark Lane, Rockville, MD 20852; tel.: (301) 881-7222, FAX: (301) 881-9667; e-mail: rechcigl@aol.com

Czech Info Center is not responsible for content of this public message. Please contact SVU with any questions.