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Czech police to watch Saturday's march of skinheads closely

ceskenoviny.cz     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Svitavy- Dozens of Czech police will closely watch a protest march of members and supporters of the skinhead movement on Saturday, July 26, designed to highlight an alleged judiciary mistake in the case of Vlastimil Pechanec...                

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Czech Republic: Cycling Trip Report

globalvoicesonline.org     May 20, 2008          

The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks describes and posts pictures from the first week of a cycling trip through the Czech Republic: “I slept in a 13th century hilltop castle, had coffee with the mayor of Moravská Třebová, was interviewed for the Svitavy daily newspaper and met a 96-year-old man who...                

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Schindler exhibit opens in East Bohemia

cbw.cz     May 5, 2008          

A permanent exhibition called Looking for the Star of David, Oskar Schindler–Righteous Among the Nations opened last week on the occasion of the birth centenary of the Svitavy, East Bohemia, native. During World War II, Schindler, a member of the Nazi Party, employed more than 1,000 Jews in his...                

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Hero or Traitor? Oskar Schindler Still Divides

dw-world.de     Apr 28, 2008          

The man who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust would have turned 100 on April 28, 2008. The subject of a 1993 Hollywood film, Oskar Schindler remains controversial for some. ... In Germany, a special edition postal stamp has been issued in honor of Oskar...                

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