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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 373

Czech Republic

Flooded houses in Jesenik, Czech Republic, September 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
September 15, 2024, 7:40 pm
At least 7 killed, others missing after heavy rains across Europe cause mass floods
Four swept away by waters in Czech Republic are considered missing; five declared dead in Romania, one in Austria and one in Poland; meteorologists warn conditions could worsen
By Karel Janicek
A woman votes in Russia's presidential election at a polling station in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, amid the Russia-Ukraine war on March 16, 2024 (Credit: Stringer/ AFP).
March 18, 2024, 12:01 pm
Western leaders criticize Russian elections as Putin allies celebrate his sixth term
European foreign ministries decry vote as farcical, claiming it was ‘neither free nor fair’
By AFP
Ambulances and police cars are seen near the Charles University in central Prague, on December 21, 2023, amid a mass shooting. (Michal CIizek/AFP)
December 21, 2023, 8:11 pm
At least 14 people killed in mass shooting at university in downtown Prague
Gunman, who was a student in philosophy department at Charles University, shot dead, police say; Czech minister says incident has no link to international terrorism
By Agencies
Czech President Milos Zeman speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 26, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
March 8, 2023, 8:53 pm
Czech President Milos Zeman, known for pro-Israel views, departs office
Polarizing head of state increasingly held euroskeptic, pro-Russian views, but was viewed favorably for support of Jewish state
By Karel Janicek
A Ludwig van Beethoven's music manuscript, is seen in the Moravian Museum's collection in Brno on Nov. 30 2022, in Brno, Slovakia (Šálek Václav/CTK via AP)
December 3, 2022, 2:05 pm
Czech museum to return original Beethoven score to family that fled Holocaust
Petschek family tried, but failed, to send handwritten manuscript abroad by mail in March 1939 during the Nazi occupation, drawing the attention of the Gestapo
By Karel Janicek
Firefighters throw water on fire in the Ceske Svycarsko (Czech Switzerland) National Park, above the village Hrensko, Czech Republic, Monday July 25, 2022. The fire broke out on Sunday and started spreading on Monday as the wind rose. (Hajek Vojtech/CTK via AP)
July 26, 2022, 3:11 pm
Firefighters battle German, Czech wildfires as locals are forced to evacuate
Seven firefighters injured in the Elbe-Elster district as hundreds battle wildfires across eastern Germany; Czech officials visit border area, say situation ‘very serious’
By Karel Janicek and Kirsten Grieshaber
Polish volunteer Jedrzej, 34, in military uniform joins Ukrainians waiting to cross the border to go and fight against Russian forces, at Medyka border crossing, in Poland, on Saturday, February 26, 2022. (AP/Visar Kryeziu)
February 27, 2022, 9:15 pm
Ukrainians rush back from abroad to join fight against Russia
Some 22,000 people have crossed from Poland into Ukraine since invasion began on Thursday, as Kyiv calls for citizens to take up arms and defend their homeland
By Monica Scislowska and Rafal Niedzielski
Czech folk singer Hana Horka during a performance of her band Asonance in September 2012. (Screenshot: YouTube)
January 20, 2022, 5:13 pm
Czech anti-vaccine singer dies after deliberately catching COVID
Hana Horka, vocalist for folk band, chose to get infected from vaccinated relatives in order to gain access to sauna and theater, says her son
By AFP
Czech President Milos Zeman addresses the media during a joint press conference after meeting at the Hofburg palace in Vienna with his Austrian counterpart, on June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)
December 10, 2021, 11:53 pm
Czech president objects to incoming FM, citing ‘distant attitude’ toward Israel
Milos Zeman also cites Pirate Party nominee’s stance toward Visegrad group and ‘only’ having a bachelor’s degree
By AFP
The grave of Martin Davidovich, the man named by the Israel Defense Forces as the nation’s first fallen paratrooper, at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery, on October 28, 2021. (IDF)
October 28, 2021, 9:53 pm
IDF’s 1st fallen paratrooper buried in Israel, 73 years after his death
Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military
By ToI Staff
Martin Davidovich (Courtesy)
October 23, 2021, 10:57 am
IDF’s 1st fallen paratrooper to be buried in Israel, 73 years after his death
Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military
By ToI Staff
The Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman is admitted to the military hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, October 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
October 10, 2021, 5:35 pm
Czech president rushed to hospital, leaving election outcome in limbo
Milos Zeman plays a critical role in nominating a future prime minister; he remains in intensive care a day after his ally Andrej Babis loses vote
By Jan Flemr
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R), his wife Elke Büdenbender and wife of Czech President Milos Zeman, Katerina Zemanova attend a welcome ceremony, ahead their meeting on August 26, 2021, in Prague, Czech Republic. (MILAN KAMMERMAYER / AFP)
August 26, 2021, 10:22 pm
German president pays tribute in Prague to assassins of top Nazi Heydrich
Frank-Walter Steinmeier becomes first German leader to recognize sacrifice of Czechoslovak paratroopers, who died in subsequent gunfight
By AFP
Demonstrators gather during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
June 9, 2021, 2:48 pm
Online antisemitism rises in Czech Republic amid pandemic
Federation of the Jewish Communities report says 98% of anti-Jewish incidents recorded in 2020 took place online, concludes country still safe for Jews
By AP
Hungarian Jews on vacation in Marienbad, the Czech spa town near the border with Germany (public domain)
June 7, 2021, 4:37 am
In pre-WWII Marienbad bubble, rabbis and royalty alike came to take water ‘cure’
Family memoir portrays spa town Marienbad’s heyday, when Jews from all over Europe flocked there for medical treatments, reunions, and healthy doses of politics
By Matt Lebovic
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