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World famous czech writer Arnošt Lustig dies

Slovakia

by Michael Szatmary l Feb 26, 2011 12:00 AM
World famous czech writer Arnošt Lustig dies

Arnost Lustig, an author who escaped from a Nazi death transport to make the Holocaust the main theme of his fiction died early Saturday. He was 84. Jana Jelinkova, spokeswoman for Prague's Kralovske Vinohrady university clinic, confirmed the death. Lustig had been battling cancer for five years.

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Slovakia

by Michael Szatmary l Feb 21, 2011

We recieved this picture from one of our readers from city Nove Zamky in south Slovakia. This photo doesnt need further commentary.


 

The guardsman Ďurčanský will have a bust unveiled in Rajec

Slovakia

by Michael Szatmary l Feb 3, 2011

The town of Rajec plans to unveil a statue in honour of Ferdinand Ďurčanský, who was the initiator of anti-Jewish policies during the Slovak state and received the death penalty after the war.


 

19 Slovaks received the title – Righteous among the Nations

Slovakia

by Zuzana Kizáková l Feb 3, 2011

They have risked their own lives to save the lives of others. During the WW2 they braced up against the fascism and helped their Jewish neighbours to survive.


 

More in Slovakia

Journalist Yehuda Lahav posthumously awarded Slovakian lifetime achievement prize

by Michael Szatmary l Jan 18, 2011 12:00 AM
Journalist Yehuda Lahav posthumously awarded Slovakian lifetime achievement prize

Lahav given award in honor of his work as a journalist and his dedication to cementing Israel-Slovakia ties.


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