History
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On Int’l Holocaust Memorial Day, Czech politicians condemn misuse of Yellow Star by anti-vaxxers
International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet forces in 1945.
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Anniversary of the Week
Ignaz Schustala, founder of a company that later became Tatra, born 130 years ago
This week marks 130 years since the death of Ignaz Schustala - the founder of the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft, which later became Tatra.
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Czechoslovak WWII veteran of Tobruk, Dunkirk battles dies at age 101
Bernard Papánek, who immigrated to Israel from Brno in the 1960s but lived out his final days in Slovakia, died of Covid-19 days after his birthday.
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Czech Made:The Sugar Cube
In the first part of our Czech Made series we bring you the story of the sugar cube invented by Jakub Krystof Rad in 1843 on the territory of present day Czechia.
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“This is a story about any society”: New book details world of Terezín Ghetto
In her new book The Last Ghetto: The Everyday History of Theresienstadt Anna Hájková draws on extensive research to recreate the world of Terezín.
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Anniversary of the Week
Founder of Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský born 160 years ago
Pedagogoue, publicist, writer and the founder of the Czech Olympic Committee Stanislav Guth-Jarkovský was born 160 years ago on January 23, 1861 in Heřmanův Městec.
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Felix Maria Davídek - founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia
January 12 marks the centenary of the birth of Felix Maria Davídek a secretly ordained bishop and founder of the underground church in Czechoslovakia.
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Anniversary of the Week
50 years since document signaling definitive end of Prague Spring
A document entitled Lessons from the Crisis Situation appeared in the in the Czechoslovak press on 14.1.1971, definitively bringing the events of 1968 to an end.
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Prague Metro marks 55 years since construction began
This week marks exactly 55 years since the construction of Prague’s Metro began, although at the time, the plan envisaged just building a tunnel for an underground tramway.
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Church takes first step to beatify Jesuit Adolf Kajpr
The Czech Jesuits have completed the first phase of the beatification of Adolf Kajpr, a priest and journalist who was imprisoned both by the Nazis and the Communists.
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Anniversary of the Week
General Faculty Hospital in Prague celebrates 230th anniversary
The first public municipal hospital opened on January 2, 1791 in the building of the former New Town Institute of Noblewomen of holy angels on Charles Square in Prague.
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Czech monarchists raise money to give the grandson of the last King of Bohemia a crown
Czech monarchists have raised money to make a copy of the St. Wenceslas Crown for Charles Habsburg, the grandson of the last King of Bohemia.
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