Harry Jelinek
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Czechoslovak con artist and Nazi propaganda publisher
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Josef "Harry" Jelinek (October 14, 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
[edit ]Jelinek was born 14 October 1905 in Vlašim, Austria-Hungary and died in Guarene d'Alba, Italy in 1986.[4]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Jan (13 January 2013). "Legendární podvodník – neváhal prodat Karlštejn ani vydat český Mein Kampf". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Claxton, Matthew (24 October 2013). "I may have a bridge to sell you". langleyadvance.com. Glacier Community Media. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Velinger, Jan (15 October 2003). "Victor Lustig - the man who (could have) sold the world". www.radio.cz. Radio Praha. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ Czech Dictionary
Further reading
[edit ]- 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
