A museum opens at a former factory in the Czech Republic where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

Schindler’s story was told in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning movie, “Schindler’s List." Daniel Löw-Beer was a driving force behind the project. His predecessors lived in this part of Czech Republic for hundreds of years, acquiring the plant in …

Czech Republic to Appeal Injunction Blocking Nuclear Power Deal with S. Korea

Photo : YONHAP News The Czech power authority plans to file an appeal with the highest administrative court this week, challenging an injunction that prevents it from signing a nuclear power plant construction deal with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power. …

Maker Faire Prague 2025 held in Czech Republic

Children take part in a virtual tour of the power plant during the Maker Faire Prague 2025 in Prague, the Czech Republic, May 11, 2025. The two-day creativity show highlights a combination of modern technology and traditional craftsmanship. (Photo by Dana …

Museum opens at former Czech factory where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

BRNENEC, Czech Republic (AP) — A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during World War II is coming back to life. The site, a former textile factory in the town of Brněnec, about 160 …

European Commission adds to Czech worries over nuclear power plant contract

PRAGUE :The European Commission has asked the Czech Republic to postpone signing a contract with South Korea's KHNP worth at least $18 billion to build new nuclear power blocks as it investigates the use of foreign subsidies, a spokesperson said on …

Czech Republic to appeal injunction this week halting nuclear power deal with S. Korea

SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- The Czech Republic's state-run energy company CEZ plans to appeal a court injunction this week preventing it from signing a major nuclear power plant project with South Korea, officials said Sunday. Last week, a Czech regional …

PHOTO COLLECTION: Czech Republic Holocaust Museum

Daniel Low-Beer, whose family used to own a factory where Oskar Schindler saved some 1200 Jews during WWII, hugs Claudia C. Pose, at the Museum of Survivors in Brnenec, Czech Republic, Saturday, May 10, 2025.

Czech Unemployment Rate Remains at 4.3 Percent in April

Despite a rise in available jobs, the Czech Republic’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3% in April, signaling structural mismatches in the labor market. The unemployment rate in the Czech Republic stayed at 4.3% in April, the same as in March, …

PHOTO COLLECTION: Czech Republic Holocaust Museum

Czech Theater Performs 1920s Romantic Comedy “Through The Eye of a Needle”

Czech Theater will present five performances of František Langer’s Through the Eye of a Needle on May 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31.  What is Czech Theater? Czech Theater is an amateur, multicultural community theatre founded in Brno in 2018, with the goal of …