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Lidice shall live - 80th anniversary

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On June 12, 2022, Consul General Jaroslav Kantůrek attended the Lidice Memorial Park in Crest Hill, Illinois, for the annual memorial service for the victims of the Lidice tragedy. The event is traditionally organized by the Czechoslovak… more ►

President of Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil visited Chicago

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A Senate delegation led by the chairman of the upper parliamentary chamber, Miloš Vystrčil, spent the first half of the international tour to the United States of America on June 2-5 in Chicago. They were mainly excited about assisting Czech… more ►

Czech That Film 2022

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Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago announces that the 11th annual Czech That Film festival 2022 will take place from May 13th to May 22, 2022. This year the festival will again partially take place online. more ►

Vendulka: Flight to Freedom

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Photographs by Jan Lukas helped to reveal the story of Vendulka V, a Jewish girl who survived the horrors of Auschwitz. These photographs were discovered by journalist Ondřej Kundra after many decades. After almost eighty years, Vendulka told… more ►

Madeleine Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies

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The sad news of Madeleine Albright’s passing came in the midst of the worst crisis on European soil since the end of the Cold War. The world lost a woman, who dedicated her whole career to the incessant fight for democracy, freedom, human… more ►

The 25th Chicago European Union Film Festival

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As part of the jubilee 25th Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF), which will take place from March 4 to 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, a new Czech film by director David Ondříček "Zátopek" will be screened. This year's CEUFF will… more ►

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on the Russian invasion against Ukraine

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A few hours ago, the armed forces of the Russian Federation entered the territory of Ukraine. This happened almost exactly eight years after the Russian Federation occupied the Ukrainian Crimea. more ►

Pianist Lukáš Vondráček will perform in Chicago again

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After a successful performance at last year's Ravinia festival, the young successful Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček received another invitation to perform with the prestigious Chicago Philharmonic. more ►

Remembering 10 years since Václav Havel´s passing

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December of this years marks 10th anniversary since the world received the sad news of Václav Havel´s. more ►

Czech opera singer Ester Pavlů performing in Chicago

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Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Chicago together with TG Masaryk School, Chicago Sister Cities International and Czechoslovak Heritage Museum would like to invite everyone to Ester Pavlů´s recital at the Chopin Theatre on… more ►