My
Father, Ladislav Brom
by Libor Brom
My
father, Ladislav Brom (1889-1981), the greatest man of my life.
Elementary school teacher, school director, businessman, entrepreneur.
President of Czechoslovak-Polish club Ostrava. Arrested by both
the Nazis and the Communists - the last time at the age of seventy-six
sentenced (14 months). A hard working and courageous man. A genius.
Prof.
Dr. Ing. Libor Brom
(1923
- 2006)
Libor
Brom was professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and director of Russian
Area Studies at the University of Denver.
He is the author of nine books and a great deal of studies in the field of Slavic
culture and civilization.
In addition, he has lectured at numerous institutions of leaming and before
many civic and religious groups on education, literature, and inrernational
relations. He has appeared on three continents and often on radio and television.
A native Czechoslovakian, Dr. Brom was an American citizen. He received his
education at the Czechoslovak Institute of Technology, School of Economics,
the Charles University of Prague, School of law, the San Francisco State University,
and the University of Colorado.
In Europe, Dr. Brom served as an economist and lawyer in International Business
and as the chief planner in the research. development, and normalization of
Czechoslovak river shipbuilding.
As a professor in the United States, he was selected by the Modern Ianguage
Association of America as the Teacher wih Superlative Performance, named The
American by Choice in Colorado, and received a National Americanism Medal.
In the College Book by the Ballantine Books of New York, 1984 he is named Denver
University's best professor.
Dr. Brom served in the leadership of many national and international organizations
and was imprisoned by both the Nazis and the Communists. He is listed in Who'S
Who in America and Who's Who in the Morld.
Prof. Dr. Ing. Libor Brom
McCain POW Cellmate Speaks Out on McCain's Heroism:
New
Record Album:
"Refugee from Socialism" by Rafael Brom
