The Heroine of the Week Is Milena Jesenská

Journalist, writer and translator, a friend of Franz Kafka, whose prose she translated into Czech. As an active participant in the anti-Nazi resistance during World War II, she was arrested and sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp where she died. In 1995 she was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations award. The Czech-German Journalist Award also bears her name.  

Exhibition Czech Heroines

Czech Heroines in the Passage of the Broadway...

04. 05. 2021 – 31. 08. 2021

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11. 6. News

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21. 5. News

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14. 5. News

The Heroine of the Week Is Dagmar Skálová

A scout leader who joined the anti-totalitarian resistance after the Communist Party took power in 1948. During inter...

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The Heroine of the Week Is Maria Jeritza

World-renowned soprano who, after her engagement in Vienna, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1921...

30. 4. News

The Heroine of the Week Is Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová

Writer and prominent figure in the Czech National Revival. She was primarily known for her cookbooks and home economi...

23. 4. News

The Heroine of the Week Is Dagmar Šimková

A political prisoner who was convicted of denigrating communist leaders and hiding military deserters. Later she help...