
Czechia honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day with illuminations and dance
Today marks the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where tens of thousands died during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.
Czech Terezín survivor uses TikTok to shed light on Holocaust
Gidon Lev was among representatives of European Jewish communities who met in Prague this week to honor the past and talk about keeping it alive.
Top headlines for Aug. 19: U.S. to give Czechia eight military helicopters for free
Plus: President Zeman discharged from hospital, leaves for Lány, Czech scientists come up with new combination of leukemia drugs, and more.
Pig farm on Roma concentration camp site to be demolished
A dignified memorial pavilion will be built to educate people about the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti people.
What's filming in Prague now? An Apple TV+ sci-fi saga and more
Several projects are heading to Czechia this summer, including a new look at Anne Frank and a reboot of "The Crow."
Prague's Old-New Synagogue to light up for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
A new map app sharing stories of 30,000 Holocaust victims from the Czech capital has also been released to mark the occasion.
Czech Republic lacks vital anti-corruption laws, says latest transparency index
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A new book tells the story behind each of Prague’s Stolpersteine
Hundreds of brass-capped paving stones show where victims of Nazi persecution lived in Prague.
Latkes and a giant menorah: Jewish communities around the Czech Republic celebrate Hanukkah
The start of the eight-day Jewish holiday coincided with the end of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the first Terezín deportation.
Drumming for Bubny marks 80 years since first WWII transport of Jews from Prague
Survivors and their families gathered at Prague's Bubny Railway Station yesterday on the anniversary of the first Jewish transport from the Czech capital.
Kate Middleton meets with survivors of Terezín concentration camp
The Duchess of Cambridge took a boat trip with two Holocaust survivors who were flown from Prague to Britain in 1945.
Haunting black-and-white photos mark 80 years since deportation of Czech Jews began
Photos documenting 30 years of Holocaust memorials are a highlight of over a month of commemorative performances, exhibits, and events.
Czech morning news in brief: Top headlines for August 11, 2021
Czech company Avast acquired by American firm, Czech unemployment holds steady, annual pilgrimage to Sněžka attended by thousand people.
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked with online concert at Prague’s Spanish Synagogue
Jan. 27 will be the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Aushwitiz; it has been an international memorial day since 2005.
CNN includes Czech town of Terezín as one of Europe’s marvels of Renaissance engineering
The 18th-century fortress has a dark history as a political prison and a concentration camp.
Prague’s Bubny Memorial of Silence unveils newly discovered photos of Jewish transports in Prague
Exhibitions of photos related to the Holocaust and the transience of art will soon be made available online