Village in Czechoslovakia braces for democratic shift
In Volduchy, families recount optimism and worry as Eastern Europe shifts toward democracy. The Ciprus and Cada households discuss education, the role of the party, and potential economic changes while recalling 1968 reforms and Gorba chev’s influence. Grandparents predict future professions for the children and note sturdy memories in a 60 year old garden backdrop.
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Karel
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Vaclav
Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph
Alexander Dubcek
Priest who led double life in Czechoslovakia
Karel Domanek, 78, lived as a janitor officially while secretly saying Mass and meeting underground youth in Prague. A Jesuit priest, he notes religion survived a godless 40 years and thrives in quality over quantity among new generations. He was a monk before his 1972 ordination.
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Domanek
Domanek Brother of Cedar Rapids Woman Faces Czech Persecution
Karel Domanek a Czech priest and brother of Marie Cada of Cedar Rapids recalls a life of escape from Czechoslovakia after 1948. Marie, a former teacher, fled with husband Jim Cada via Sweden to Chicago then Cedar Rapids in 1952 and later recalls anti Communist pressure at a village school. Domanek endured labor camp service near Prague, later ordained in 1973 and served at St Vitus Cathedral before police barred him from priesthood. Now aiding Jesuits restoring a Prague monastery, he emphasizes faith and education will rise in Czechoslovakia as people return to church amidst fear and secrecy.
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Ciprus
Joseph
John
Karel
Vera
Domanek
Czechoslovakia
St. Ignatius
Prague
Karel Domanek
Marie Cada
Cedar Rapids
Marie
Jim Cada
Sweden
Chicago
Ko+ ragged
Czechoslovaka
Brother in law Jim Cada flees Czechoslovakia after communist rise
Jim Cada of Cedar Rapids, 71, left Czechoslovakia March 20 1948 after the Communist Party seized control. He had been a police officer with the Czech army and fled with his wife Marie, living in Sweden and Chicago before settling in Cedar Rapids. Despite U.S. citizenship he was ordered to leave within 24 hours due to his background.
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Karel Cada
Voldychy
Czechoslovakia
Jim Cada
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Communist Party
Marie
Sweden
Chicago
U.S
Cada
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