Czech Jewish historian murdered in Prague home
Jiří Fiedler, author of books on lost Jewish communities, laid to rest this week after he and his wife found dead; police investigating
View ArticleNazi past overshadows Porsche founder in hometown
Town officials in Vratislavice, Czech Republic, forced to scale back memorials to Ferdinand Porsche
View ArticlePrague rabbi authors sci-fi bestseller
Karol Efraim Sidon, chief rabbi of the Czech Republic, tried to keep his authorship of popular novel a secret
View ArticleCzech court says ‘no’ to Jewish restitution claim
In final ruling, judges reject bid by descendants of man whose snap button factory was taken over by Nazis
View ArticleCzech synagogues make comeback thanks to EU grant
Diminished Jewish community is a constant reminder of what was lost in the Holocaust, local rabbi says
View ArticlePrague chief rabbi leaving office early
Personal problems ousted Karol Sidon, but he retains position as the chief rabbi of the Czech Republic
View ArticleCzech Jews slam award for Gibson
Karlovy Vary film festival says movie star, who was videoed ranting against Jews, was assessed for his filmaking
View ArticlePrague Jews elect David Peter as new chief rabbi
Karol Sidon stays on as the chief rabbi of the Czech Republic
View ArticlePrague Jews begin new era after controversial chief rabbi resigns
Son of a Christian mother and a Jewish father who was murdered at Terezin, Karol Sidon had a record of religious and personal conflicts
View ArticleCzech court clears publishers of Hitler speeches
Jewish community expresses concern over verdict that allows book containing 18 public addresses to be published
View ArticlePrague unveils Holocaust memorial
‘The Gate of No Return’ sculpture commemorates 71st anniversary of murder of 4,000 Czech Jews in Auschwitz
View ArticleCzech anti-Semitism spiked in 2014, report shows
46 incidents recorded, compared to 13 the previous year; Gaza conflict seen as reason for increase
View ArticleCzech author of first women’s prayer book commemorated
Israeli, Czech officials attend unveiling of plaque honoring Fanny Neuda in Prague
View ArticleHundreds in Prague protest terror wave in Israel
Jewish state must defend itself as if it were in a state of war, local rabbi says
View ArticleIn small Czech village, lost Jewish graveyard unearthed
In Prostejov, researchers piece together tombstones destroyed by the Nazis, which include relatives of author Stefan Zweig, philosopher Edmund Husserl
View ArticleBrno Jewish community unveils new Torah scroll
Ceremony marks completion of year-long renovation of the synagogue in the Czech Republic’s second largest city
View ArticleCzechs to up security of ‘threatened’ Jewish institutions
New official position created to handle coordination between the community and the government
View ArticleCzech Jews call Terezin memorial addresses nationalist, xenophobic
Community groups says speeches at Sunday commemoration in former concentration camp demonized foreigners, refugees
View ArticleGold medalist swimmer inspired by her Jewish history
Katie Ledecky says her grandmother’s stories of family’s losses during the Holocaust have driven her to succeed
View ArticleUproar over ‘satirical’ Czech bus advertising Auschwitz vacations
Old movie prop promoting the Nazi death camp as fun holiday destination decried by local Holocaust survivors, Jewish leaders
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