New interactive map uncovers hidden history of Jewish persecution in 1940s Prague
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MemoMap details where Jews couldn't go, what they were banned from doing, why they were arrested, and where they lived; an English version is available.
Holocaust survivors' museum to open in Schindler's Czech factory
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Oskar Schindler's factory became a place of refuge for Jews persecuted by the Nazis during World War II.
Czech Holocaust memorial in Lety set to open in 2024
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The memorial will include a newly planted forest with saplings donated by the estate of the late politician Karel Schwarzenberg.
Children's opera staged in Terezín 80 years after premiere in Jewish ghetto
Hans Krása's Brundibár was performed at the Terezín Memorial yesterday by students of a German grammar school exactly 80 years after its premiere.
FIRST LOOK: Watch the trailer for the Nicholas Winton biopic starring Anthony Hopkins
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The historical drama One Life documents the life and legacy of the man who saved hundreds of mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
FIRST LOOK: See Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton, the man who saved Czech-Jewish children
Winton saved almost 700 children just before the outbreak of World War II, but his actions largely remained secret until the 1988.
News in brief for June 27: Petr Pavel – 'I regret ignorance during communist period'
Over 20 percent of employees plan pay-rise request, large military donations from Czechia to Ukraine, and other headlines to keep you up to speed.
Czech-born playwright Tom Stoppard wins record fifth Tony for epic look at a Jewish family
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Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstadt looks at over half a century in a Vienna ghetto, from 1899 to 1955.
Pavel is second Czech president to attend memorial for Roma Holocaust victims
The Memorial to the Roma and Sinti Holocaust in the Czech Lands will open on the location in the first half of 2024.
Czech cities to read out victims' names for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Tomorrow marks exactly 80 years since the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Today, Czech cities will unite in remembering Jews killed in the Holocaust.
The Daily Dozen: 12 things to know about Czechia today
Manifesto Market opens in Berlin, extreme sled-dog race kicks off, oldest Czech Olympian dies, and more buzzworthy headlines for Jan. 27, 2023.
Czechia honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day with illuminations and dance
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A new map app sharing stories of 30,000 Holocaust victims from the Czech capital has also been released to mark the occasion.
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