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    The Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio
    The Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio
    The Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio
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    The Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio

    By Stephen J. Sebesta

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    Reviews the history of the Bohemians, Moravians and Silesians in Europe and the forces that led them to emigrate to Cleveland. Traces immigration patterns of the Czechs in the U.S. and particularly their settlements in Cleveland, Ohio. It includes historic information on Catholic churches, Protestant churches, the Jewish Chevra Kadisha Congregation, freethinker organizations, Sokol, Bohemian National Hall, Delnicke Telocvicne Jednoty (DTJ), Karlin Hall, Prokop Velky Fresh Air Camp, Slapnicka’s Grove, and Czech Cultural Garden. Reviews the history of music and drama societies including the Lumir-Hlahol-Tyl and Vojan Singing Societies, Vcelka Czech Drama Society, the Furdek Dramatic Society, the Hruby Conservatory of Music, and others. Briefly summarizes the history of Czech fraternalism, newspapers, radio broadcasting, breweries and other activities. It provides a history of the Cleveland Czechoslovak Legionnaires who fought in WWI and those in Cleveland who provided foreign relief during the war in support of the struggle to form the new country of Czechoslovakia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781664127180
    The Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio
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    Stephen J. Sebesta

    Stephen J. Sebesta was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in the predominantly Czech Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. He graduated from Cathedral Latin High School, obtained a B.S.C.E at Ohio University, an M.S.C.E in engineering and an M.S from the Medical School at Wayne State University, and a Ph.D. from The Union Institute. Dr. Sebesta, a registered professional engineer, has served as President of Stephen J. Sebesta and Associates, Inc., Consulting Environmental Health Engineers since 1980. He has taught on the faculties of Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University and has served on a Board of Advisors for the Russ College of Engineering at Ohio University. Dr. Sebesta presently serves as President of the Cleveland Chapter of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) and Vice President of Sokol Greater Cleveland at Bohemian National Hall. Patricia Ann Krizek DeVoe, RN, who currently serves as Director of the Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation, lives in North Bethesda, MD: Donald Thomas Krizek, Ph.D., retired from the USDA Climate Stress Laboratory, lives in Laurel, MD: and Eugene Lad Krizek, President of the Board of Directors for the Christian Relief Services Charities, lives in Alexandria, VA.

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