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Svu News Zpravy Svu 2018 02 Volume LX, A.D. MMXVIII June 2018 Q2, № 2 Crédit photo: Ořechov To honor the founder of SVU, JUDr. Jaroslav Němec, a memorial is to be raised in the center of his beloved hometown of Ořechov u Uherského Hradi:tě. read more inside SVU News № 2/2018 2 The 29th SVU World Congress | Prague, July 10–12, 2018 Marking the Sixty Years of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, commemorating the Centennial of the First Czechoslovak Republic and celebrating 100 YEARS OF CZECH-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP under the auspices of the President of the Czech Senate Projekt je podpořený grantem Velvyslanectví USA v Praze. Projekt je podpořený grantem Ministerstva zahraničních věcí České republiky. Společenské části kongresu jsou pořádány Stálou komisí Senátu pro krajany žijící v zahraničí. SVU News № 2/2018 3 organized by SVU in collaboration with Metropolitan University Prague and the SVU Praha Chapter with the key social events sponsored by the Standing Senate Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad, supported by U.S. Embassy Prague, the Czech Senate, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. under the auspices of the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences See pages 24–33 for details. SVU News № 2/2018 4 DR. JAROSLAV NĚMEC MEMORIAL To honor the founder of SVU, JUDr. Jaroslav Němec, a memorial is to be raised in the center of his beloved hometown of Ořechov. This project is a joint venture of SVU and the municipality of Ořechov, supported by the Zlín Region. The monument shall be unveiled in October 2018, marking the 60th Anniversary of our Society. Please visit the project page at svu2000.org/jaroslav-nemec-memorial - to access the collection of documents commemorating Dr. Jaroslav Němec - to learn about his hometown and region; - to learn about the monument as work of art and about its sculptor, Ondřej Oliva; - to make a contribution through SVU Online Payment or by check; Checks made out to SVU, with MEMORIAL on the memo line, can be sent to the Society’s head office Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences 4410 Massachusetts Ave., NW #174 Washington, DC 20016 U.S.A. The urbanism of the town of Ořechov and the surroundings of the planned memorial situated in the town center in a newly created intimate area, a hidden square, allows erection of an independent object/statue, of a new meeting point and place of relaxation for residents and visitors. The memorial is designed to encourage the spectator to actively participate and discover texts from all sides. The selected materials – stone, bronze and aluminum – highlight the significance of Dr. Jaroslav Němec as an honorary personality of Ořechov. The texts capture his life and important milestones. The top part of the memorial features the town emblem of Ořechov made of nickel-plated aluminum, which looks like a jewel. There is a walking area around the memorial with light-sensor operated lighting placed in the ground. Thanks to the lights position and illumination from the ground, the memorial gives a dominant impression in the area while creating a pleasant intimate atmosphere. The spectator is lured to come closer for a more detailed view, to sit down on a bench and ponder upon the significance and the life of Dr. Jaroslav Němec. Architectural layout: the surrounding area is formed by a green fence, creating an intimate atmosphere for the memorial. Due to the nearby statue of John of Nepomuk, only a vertical object with similar dimensions and proportions can be added as an imaginary counterpart of similar importance. Significance and morphology: a slender granite obelisk that evokes a tree trunk, a closed book, a mass held together by bronze hoops. Number 3: Texts on ribbons divided into 3 periods of life, 3 parts of book. Bottom part: defense of the nation, soldier, life in emigration, founding of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts & Sciences. Middle part: name, Ořechov, central theme and life statement. Top part: folklore, history, music. References to the town – Emblem of the town in the top section, a drawing in space. Aesthetic and decorative element – leaves of white walnut tree – refers to the place, the book and the town emblem. A budding tree. The object is designed and surface-treated to withstand weather conditions and vandal attacks. SVU News № 2/2018 5 Narodil jsem se dne 23. bezna 1ř10 v Oechově na č. 5 jako syn učitele Jaroslava Němce a jeho manželky Boženy, roz. Chrastinové. Po 5ti ročnících obecné školy v Oechově studoval jsem Ř let na reálném gymnasiu v Uherském Hradišti a poté na právnické fakultě Masarykovy university v Brně, kde jsem také získal v r. 1ř37 diplom doktora věd právních a státních. Do právnické praxe jsem nastoupil po Mnichově v r. 1ř3Ř a to u krajského soudu v Uherském Hradišti. Po okupaci ČSR 15. bezna stal jsem se členem krajského velení protiněmecké organizace Obrana národa a po jejím prozrazeni Gestapu jsem unikl do ciziny. Pes Maďarsko, Jugoslávii, ecko, Turecko a Sýrii jsem se dostal do Francie a tam jsem vstoupil do tvoící se čs. armády v Agde počátkem ledna 1ř40. Jako záložní důstojník s kulometným výcvikem sloužil jsem nejprve po 4 měsíce u 12. kulometné roty polního pluku 2 a poté jsem byl jmenován vyšetujícím soudcem u nově utvoeného čs. divizního soudu v Béziers. Po pádu Francie dostal jsem se s ostatními čs. jednotkami po moi do Anglie, od prosince 1ř40 jsem byl pidělen úadu vrchního polního prokurátora v Londýně, tam jsem složil vojenskou soudcovskou zkoušku, byl pak ministrem národní obrany jmenován soudcem u polního soudu čs. obrněné brigády a brzy poté prokurátorem u téže jednotky. V r. 1ř43 jsem se oženil s úednicí čs. ministerstva financí, Jarmilou Ježkovou. Rozkazem ministra národní obrany, gen. Sergeje Ingra, byl jsem počátkem r. 1ř44 jmenován vrchním polním prokurátorem u 1. čs. armádního sboru, který se tvoil v SSSR a někdy v srpnu 1ř44 jsem odejel na východní frontu. Manželka, samozejmě, zůstala v Anglii. Jako většina důstojníků, kteí pišli na východní frontu z Anglie, ani já jsem nezískal důvěru gen. Svobody, a navíc jsem se s ním dostal do konfliktu v názoru na celistvost území čs. státu. To a vědomí, že vedoucí osobnosti v čs. východní armádě, totiž zejména plk. Reicin a gen. Procházka, vedou subversivní činnost proti čs. demokracii, již jsem neměl moci čelit, způsobilo můj odchod z armády po píchodu do Prahy. Odešel jsem jako štábní kapitán justiční služby na vlastní žádost do zálohy a nastoupil na ministerstvu vnitra ve zpravodajském odboru gen. J. Bartíka. Bartík byl v r. 1ř46 komunistickým ministrem propuštěn a já jsem na ministerstvu zůstal pak jako pednosta oddělení reemigrace a repatriace až do svého propuštění v únoru 1ř4Ř. Únor mi jasně ukázal, že musím v zájmu vlastní bezpečnosti znova do ciziny, ale pešli jsme s manže1kou po všemožných pekážkách do Německa teprve 1. íjna 1ř50. Naše začátky v USA byly tvrdé. Manželka pracovala jako prodavačka a já, vedle všemožných zaměstnání, jsem studoval knihovnictví na Catholic University of America. V r. 1956 jsem se stal knihovníkem Americké lékaské společnosti ve Washingtonu a o 3 léta později jsem nastoupil u Státní lékaské knihovny ve Washingtonu, jako jejich specialista v oboru historie a bibliografie soudního lékaství. Náš slibný vývoj byl perušen dlouhou nemocí mé manželky a její smrtí v r. 1ř67. Po více než dalších 2 letech krise jsem se znova oženil, a to s Ludmilou Pavlíkovou, roz. Hrdovou, bývalou učitelkou a vdovou po mem zemelém píteli, mjr. Vladimíru Pavlíkovi. Ve službě u Státní lékaské knihovny jsem zůstal až do r. 1ř76, kdy jsem na vlastní žádost odešel do pense. Od r. 1ř40 jsem publikoval v češtině 3 knihy, proslovil asi 50 pednášek na různá témata a napsal nejméně 60 článků do českých časopisů v zahraničí. V angličtině jsem publikoval rovněž 3 knihy, a to o soudním lékaství, pak 5 delších studií, několik článků a promluvil jsem na historická témata na 10ti odborných sjezdech. V r. 1ř56 jsem založil na popud pí. Vlasty Vrázové ve Washingtonu odbočku Československé národní rady americké a o 2 léta později z mé iniciativy vznikla Společnost pro vědy a umění, jejímuž budováni a růstu jsem věnoval většinu svého volného času za posledních více než 30 let. Stal jsem se jejím prvním generálním tajemníkem, pak pedsedou a nyní jsem jejím čestným členem a členem jejího pedsednického kolegia. Za zmínku snad také stojí, že nemalou úlohu v mém životě měla hudba. Od 17ti let jsem byl houslistou oechovské muziky, od r. 1ř31 jsem hrál ve Slováckém krúžku v Brně, v letech 1933 – 36 jako jeho primáš a v r. 1939 jsem vedl hudbu nově založeného Slováckého krúžku v Uherském Hradišti. Rok 1ř3ř však také znamenal můj útěk do ciziny a konec jedné mé lásky. SVU News № 2/2018 6 Appreciation by Dr. Jaroslav G. Polach delivered at Dr. Jaroslav Němec’s funeral service, Washington DC, October 17, 1992 We gather today to honor the memory of Dr. Jaroslav Němec. I believe the best way for us to do that is to recall his ideas and lifelong efforts, which he ultimately put into creating the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) in the United States. From a historical perspective, we see two essential elements in the life of Jaroslav Němec. One was a love, largely romantic, for his native region, Moravské Slovácko, and especially the communities of Oechov and Polešovice. In his youth, the outlet for this love was a Slovácký kroužek, a circle of friends who cultivated and sang folk songs, especially those from Moravské Slovácko. Jaroslav would form such a circle wherever he went and stayed for a time, as he did in Brno, where he was a student. It was the same in Washington, where, before SVU, Jaroslav formed a folk song circle and gave it his energy and leadership.
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