4th Memorial of Silence opinion forum If we were to identify the darkest days in our country’s history, 15 March 1939 would hold “honorable mention” among them. The proclamation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia came as a sudden break in our history, but Nazi Germany’s takeover and occupation of the Czech lands had …
Occupation – Colonization
19 March 2024
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This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the greatest single mass murder of Czechoslovak citizens. But are round anniversary years any more important than the others? Some events are so important that it might be a good idea to “unround” them and to treat each year as equally worthy of remembering. Because it is important …
The Přírodní Škola secondary school gave a well-attended theater performance in the train station hall. Author: Karel ČapekScript: Johan BřezkaDirected by: František Prokop, Johan Březka PrefaceOne spring day, at four in the afternoon, I finished writing RUR; with relief I put down my pen and went out for a walk. At first I felt a …
The Absolute at Large
A performance by the Přírodní Škola secondary school
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On 30 January 2024, the Memorial of Silence and Senator Jiří Oberfalzer invited representatives from Bohemian and Moravian memory institutions to attend a half-day discussion on the potential for establishing a platform aimed at developing the culture of memory. The meeting was held under the patronage of former President of the Senate Petr Pithart. Today’s …
The Culture of Memory As a Distinctive Cultural Discipline
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The original founding organization
Památník Šoa Praha, o. p. s. / Shoah Memorial Prague.
