Czech Republic

Prague’s Jews build monument out of headstones plundered under communism

Locals, their Nazi occupiers and their communist rulers have desecrated Jewish burial sites for building material during and after the Holocaust.

A woman from the Bulgarian Jewish community attends a commemoration ceremony at Sofia's synagogue on March 10, 2013 (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Coronavirus crisis is testing the resilience of Europe’s small Jewish communities

The suspension of international travel and foreign tourism is making the financial model of communal groups in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and beyond “unsustainable,” their leaders say.

A Trump critic’s book about Prague is a metaphor for Jewish resistance to authoritarianism

Norm Eisen writes a love letter to a sprawling Prague mansion and his Czech mother's unsentimental journey.

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An Israeli wrestler calls himself ‘The Chutzpah,’ and Europe loves to hate him

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Czech Republic reopens honorary consulate in Jerusalem

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Czech Republic to begin process of moving its embassy to Jerusalem

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Czech president says he wants his country to follow US lead on Jerusalem

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Czech Parliament resolution calls for recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

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Atlas labeling Jerusalem as Israel’s capital won’t be pulled from Czech schools

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Czech minister under fire for questioning existence of Roma concentration camp

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