January 23, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Ramsey Madeleine Albright, secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, whose career in public service includes positions on the National Security Council, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill, will appear at a special event at Don Bosco Prep on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. to discuss her newest book, “Prague Winter, A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948.” Albright’s appearance at Don Bosco will be a combination of an interview and question and answer period conducted by Albert H. Wunsch III, Esq., author, trial lawyer, television/radio personality, historian and President of the Don Bosco Alumni Association and William “Pat” Schuber, Esq., associate professor of the School of Administrative Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University and former New Jersey Assemblyman, Bergen County Executive, and Mayor of Bogota. “Prague Winter” is the personal story of Albright’s birth in 1937 and earliest years in Czechoslovakia woven within the context of her parents’ lives, the historical period of 1937-1948, and the challenges in making world decisions and policy because of varied national perspectives. Albright is the daughter of Anna and Josef Korbel, a young diplomat working for the Czechoslovakian government who moved the family in 1939 to the government-inexile in London, while the country was occupied by the Nazis. The Korbel family was granted political asylum in Madeleine Albright to appear at Don Bosco the United States in 1949, and daughter Madeleine became a U.S. citizen in 1957. Josef Korbel became the dean of the University of Denver’s School of International Studies, where one of his star pupils was another future secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice. Raised as a Roman Catholic, Albright became an Episcopalian when she was married. When she was being vetted for her appointment as secretary of state, Albright learned she was of Jewish ancestry and that many of her relatives had died in the Holocaust. In “Prague Winter,” she explores and honors her Jewish heritage in a blend of memoir and historical fact revealing a story of loss and discovery. “I had no idea that my family heritage was Jewish or that more than 20 of my relatives had died in the Holocaust,” she wrote. “I had been brought up to believe in a history of my Czechoslovak homeland that was less tangled and more straightforward than the reality.” This special event is sponsored by Bookends/Ridgewood for the benefit of the Don Bosco Prep Alumni Association. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. The ticket price includes one paperback copy of “Prague Winter.” Seating at Don Bosco Prep’s De Sales Hall Auditorium at 492 North Franklin Turnpike Ramsey is general admission. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with the program to begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, contact the Don Bosco Prep Advancement Office at alumni@donboscoprep.org or (201) 327-2049. Madeleine Albright The Ramsey Police Department is seeking information regarding a burglary that took place on Norman Drive. Police said the secluded property backs up to the wooded area between Norman and Hillview by the water tower. The burglary occurred between approximately 10 p.m. on Jan. 10 and 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 11. Access was gained by cutting a screen and opening an unlocked window on the north side of the house. The point of exit was the front door, which was left open. Police seek information about burglary The Mahwah K-9 unit searched the area. Police believe the person or persons involved may have exited through the front door to a vehicle parked in the street. The individual or individuals involved ransacked the bedrooms, particularly the master. Proceeds so far are women’s jewelry and a man’s watch. Bergen County processed the scene. There were smudge marks around the entry window frame, and a boot print was photographed. Contact the department at (201) 327-2400.