Czechs abroad
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Joseph Balaz: From fleeing communist Czechoslovakia as a student to working for global celebrities…
Joseph Balaz is president of the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association, which brings together the leading Czech organisations in New York. But Balaz’s main activity…
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“The English don’t do it that way”: three generations of a Prague family in London
At a hundred Věra Hykšová is brimming with energy. She is also more than a little glamorous. I went to see her just after Christmas at her flat in the leafy London suburb…
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Jazz organist Ondřej Pivec on making it in New York: Don’t ask questions – just learn it all and be…
Ondřej Pivec plays organ with one of the biggest stars in world jazz, singer Gregory Porter. This makes Pivec, who is in his mid-30s, perhaps the most successful non…
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Majda Kallab Whitaker: Dvořák’s recognition of African-American influence was “very controversial”
The Dvořák American Heritage Association is one of a number of organisations based at the Bohemian National Hall in New York. Its impressive Dvořák Room houses a rich…
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Véronique Firkusny: In my mind, Czechoslovakia was a magical realm – a mid-80s visit left me…
Though forced to live in exile for most of his life, the world-renowned pianist Rudolf Firkušný maintained strong Czech traditions at his home in the United States. Indeed…
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Low on vacation time, Americans want the highlights when they visit Czechia, says marketer Jiří…
Visit Czech Republic posts wonderful photos on social media aimed at lovers of the country and potential first-time travellers to this part of the world. In North America…
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Václav Havel Library Foundation head Pavla Niklová: US students are still excited something like…
The Václav Havel Library in Prague follows the US presidential library model in gathering and archiving materials relating to the late Czech dissident turned head of state…
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Peter Sis: Political events are giving my stories about parents and children fresh meaning
Peter Sis has had a very successful career. His illustrations have appeared in countless prestigious publications, while his children’s books, such as The Wall: Growing Up…
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Paul Ort: Three times the Gestapo came for my brothers and me – three times my father fobbed…
Dr. Paul Ort’s mother and grandfather were murdered by the Nazis in reprisals that followed the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. A childhood friend of Vaclav Havel’s…
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Photographer Marie Tomanová: These people bent down and saw me in the tree trunk and I was like, Hi!
US-based Czech photographer Marie Tomanová is known for her striking portrait work and often nude images of her own body interacting with nature. Right now Tomanová’s…
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Martina Forman: “Miloš was a great, great man – great company”
Novelist and screenwriter Martina Forman settled in the United States in the 1990s after meeting her husband, the great film director Miloš Forman. When we spoke at her…
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The Bohemian National Hall: NYC’s “focal point of everything Czech”, in the early 20th century and…
New York’s Bohemian National Hall brings together the most important Czech institutions in the city. The Czech Center, Consulate General and other organisations share the…
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