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The Maidenhead Advertiser [UK] 01 July 2015 Sir Nicholas Winton, the Maidenhead man who saved hundreds of Czech Jewish children from Nazi persecution, has died aged 106. The Rotary Club of Maidenhead announced today that Sir Nicholas, who lived in Pinkneys Green, died peacefully early this morning with his daughter Barbara and two grandchildren at […] July 2nd, 2015 | Tags: Adolph Hitler, Czechoslovakia, Holocaust, Jews, Nicholas Winton, obituary, refugees | Category: Great Britain, Nazis, World War II | Comments are closed
Alice Herz-Sommer, who lived in London and was originally from Prague, was held in a concentration camp in Germany during the Second World War
Alice Herz-Sommer believed to be the oldest-known survivor of the Holocaust, died in London on Sunday morning at the age of 110 Photo: AP
The Telegraph […] February 24th, 2014 | Tags: ‘The lady in number 6′, Adolph Hitler, Alice Herz-Sommer, concentration camps, Czechoslovakia, London, music, obituary | Category: Great Britain, Nazis, World War II | Comments are closed
Giulio Meotti is the author of this editorial. He is Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author of the book “A New Shoah”, that researched the personal stories of Israel’s terror victims, published by Encounter. His writing has appeared in publications, such as the Wall Street […] December 2nd, 2012 | Tags: anti-semitism, Czechoslovakia, Hamas, Jerusalem, Judea, Palestinian Liberation Organization, Samaria, Theodor Herzl | Category: Europe, History, Islam, Israel, Italy, Nazis, Palestinians, United Nations, World War II | Comments are closed
Michael Winfrey Reuters 12/18/2011 Václav Havel, a dissident playwright who was jailed by Communists and then went on to lead the bloodless “Velvet Revolution” and become Czech president, died at 75 on Sunday… …Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Twitter, “Vaclav Havel was one of the greatest Europeans of our age. His voice […] December 18th, 2011 | Tags: Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Dissident, NATO, obituary, Soviet Union, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Warsaw Pact | Category: Communism, Europe, Politicians | Comments are closed
Madeleine Morgenstern The Blaze 8/13/2011 BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Wall’s construction 50 years ago must be a constant reminder to citizens today to stand up for freedom and democracy, the city’s mayor said Saturday as a united Germany commemorated the bitter anniversary. Seeing Berlin divided by the wall tore apart the country as well […] August 14th, 2011 | Tags: "No man's land", Angela Merkel, August 13 Association, Berlin Wall, Ctirad Masin, Czechoslovakia, freedom, Peter Fechter | Category: Communism, Europe, Germany, History | Comments are closed
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