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“Why do I want to sing this song when I don’t even know if I’ll be able to finish it…?”
The Story of Růžena Danielová Růžena Danielová’s life story is one of those personal testimonies of the Holocaust that are hard to forget – if we can bring ourselves to read them to the end… The difficult but peaceful life of Růžena Danielová and her family was fundamentally disrupted by World War II and the…
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“You raised me this way, so this is what you get.”
Kategorie: Articles – ResourcesThe story of Jiřina Kopoldová Jiřina Kopoldová’s life story is closely intertwined with the history of the communist movement, exile, the Second World War, personal courage and post-war political developments. As the daughter of Jan and Marie Šverma, she grew up among leading Communist figures in interwar Czechoslovakia; after the Munich Agreement, she left with…
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“So don’t take Růženka away from me…”
The story of Emílie Machálková Following the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Roma and Sinti became the targets of systematic racial policies, which gradually led to deportations to extermination camps and other repressive measures, including forced sterilisations. It was in this atmosphere of fear and uncertainty that Emílie Holomková, later Machálková, came…
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“I’ve always had the courage to live…”
The story of Marie Kudeříková and her legacy The story of Marie Kudeříková shows how profoundly the Nazi occupation could transform the lives of young people, and how personal experience, the search for one’s own values and political stances intertwined with the pressures of the times. Her prison diaries and letters, which constitute an exceptionally…
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“No one has the right to take my life…”
The story of Marianne Golz-Goldlust The life story of Marianne Golz-Goldlust is a remarkable testimony to personal courage, civic responsibility and the tragic paradoxes of the Nazi occupation. Born in Austria with Czech and Polish family roots, she made a name for herself in the 1920s and 1930s as a successful operetta singer, performing on…
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Divufest 2025. Anthology from the Festival of the Theatre of the Oppressed
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The Festival of the Oppressed Theatre in the Czech Republic took place in Prague from May 22 to 24, 2025. We have recorded its course and most interesting parts in an anthology, which we are publishing here. The author of the anthology is Marie Smutná. We would like to thank the following people for their…