“In 1939 Iva Václavíková crossed Europe on the edge of war to spend a term in an English school. She did not come home for six…
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“I am very sad to hear of the passing of famed Gymnast and anti-Communist hero Věra Čáslavská. The most decorated female Olympian in history, she was…
Today, for the third time, I visited the Jewish Quarter (Josefov) in Prague. As always I walked out heavy-hearted and teary-eyed. Apart from its…
Engineer; frm. Vice-President, Westinghouse; Senior Vice-President, Carrier Corp.; WWII Code Breaker; Patron of Cadets and Students
On the occasion of the International Day against Corruption the foreign representatives of Britain, Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, South Korea and the USA signed…
Wesley Clark, Jiří Dienstbier and Andrés Pastrana all have shown a dedication to public service throughout their lives. Their commitment and achievements have been honored…
Bratislava, May 14 2013 – The Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award ceremony and the press conference with the speaker of the Slovak National Council…
Karel Janeček’s petition appeals to Czech senators to open negotiations and ultimately to impeach President Václav Klaus for comitting high treason in connection with…
Russian human rights lawyer Yuri Markovich Schmidth died on Saturday, Jan. 12 in St. Petersburg. He was 75. Schmidt had been representing critics of…
With the death of Geraldine Mucha on Friday 12 October 2012, one of our links to the old world of Prague has passed. Geraldine…