Harry Jelinek Explained
Josef "Harry" Jelinek (1905–1986) was a Czechoslovak con artist and publisher of Nazi propaganda, who is reputed to have fraudulently sold the Karlštejn Castle to American industrialists in 1945.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
Jelinek was born 14 October 1905 in Vlašim, Austria-Hungary and died in Guarene d'Alba, Italy in 1986.[4]
Further reading
- Kolektiv: Slovník odpovědných redaktorů a šéfredaktorů legálního českého denního tisku v letech 1939 až 1945, Charles University in Prague : Prague 2007.
- Tomáš Pasák: Soupis legálních novin, časopisů a úředních věstníků v českých zemích z let 1939-1945. Charles University in Prague in 1979.
- Jana Čechurová: Podvodník velkého stylu Harry Jelínek, in Falza a podvody české historie. Akropolis Prague 2001.
- Arno Bělohlávek, Karel Dobeš : Neprodal jen Karlštejn. Mladá fronta Praha 1984
Notes and References
- Web site: Jan. Legendární podvodník – neváhal prodat Karlštejn ani vydat český Mein Kampf. www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. 24 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140624203812/http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/exkluzivne-na-ct24/210532-legendarni-podvodnik-nevahal-prodat-karlstejn-ani-vydat-cesky-mein-kampf/. 24 June 2014. live. 13 January 2013.
- Web site: Claxton. Matthew. I may have a bridge to sell you. langleyadvance.com. Glacier Community Media. 24 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140624202808/http://www.langleyadvance.com/opinion/editorial/i-may-have-a-bridge-to-sell-you-1.670136. 24 June 2014. dead. 24 October 2013.
- Web site: Velinger. Jan. Victor Lustig - the man who (could have) sold the world. www.radio.cz. Radio Praha. 24 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313214437/http://radio.cz/en/section/czechs/victor-lustig-the-man-who-could-have-sold-the-world. 13 March 2014. live. 15 October 2003.
- http://www.slovnik-nakladatelstvi.cz/osobnosti/harry-jelinek.html Czech Dictionary
