Oscar Sladek

Oscar Sladek is regarded as a dedicated and respected professional and cultural / educational leader in Colorado's Jewish community. A child survivor of the Holocaust from Presov, Czechoslovakia, (now Slovakia) who immigrated to the United States in the late 1950s, he is an accomplished singer / songwriter who reached acclaim in Israel and on the Colorado and Southern California folk music circuit of the 1950's-1960's. In 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis presented Sladek with an award honoring his "commitment to inspire understanding, moral courage, and social responsibility." www.EscapetotheTatras.com