Laura Brade, Ph.D. candidate in History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
Ms. Brade is studying Jewish emigration strategies and experiences from the Nazi occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia between 1939 and 1941. She is especially interested in the connections among individuals, local communities, governments, and international organizations that formed networks of escape from the Bohemian Lands. She asks why individuals chose to leave the Protectorate; how they implemented emigration strategies; and how they experienced the process of emigration. In addition to her native English, Ms. Brade has an advanced knowledge of both German and Czech. Her dissertation advisors are Professor Christopher Browning and Professor Chad Bryant.