The Matejkas

Jerry and Elizabeth Matejka met on a boat
traveling from Bohemia, now known as the
Czech Republic, to Baltimore, Maryland, in
1907. To pursue their dreams in America,
Jerry and Elizabeth traveled halfway around
the world and joined the ranks of the
idealistic, hardworking immigrants flocking
to the United States in the early twentieth
century. Strangers at the beginning of the
voyage, the two young lovers were inseparable
upon arrival in America, and they married
soon after their boat docked in the Maryland
harbor. The Matejkas is the remarkable true story
of these two determined pioneers and their life
together as they started a business and raised a
family in their new homeland.

Told from the loving perspective of their
daughter Slava Matejka Mowll, The Matejkas is
a compelling family biography brought alive
by vivid narrative and the imagery of
beautifully preserved family photographs.
From the Matejkas' early days in Baltimore to
the intense drama of the Second World War,
the author's memoir is a fascinating view of
the life experiences of first-generation
Americans.

An unforgettable true saga, The Matejkas is a
story of persistence and triumph told against
the backdrop of one of the most important
eras in American history.