Lack of funding curtails events at Lidice, Ležáky

Memorial organisations at Lidice and Ležáky, two Czech villages destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, are cancelling some events this year due to a lack of money, the Czech News Agency reported. The head of the Lidice Memorial, Eduard Stehlík, said that two concerts planned for 2024 had been cancelled while an exhibition may also have to be called off.

An annual event involving children’s choirs named Light for Lidice will now be held only once every five years. A concert of thanksgiving at Ležáky has been cancelled after the first year and will take place only on round anniversaries in future.