The subject of the lecture was: “Leo Eitinger and the others. Czechoslovak refugees and Nansen Foundation 1939.” The lecture presented the destiny of a group of Czechoslovak refugees fleeing the Nazism, their short stay in Norway and following deportation together with other Norwegian citizens of Jewish origin. Among those who survived was Dr. Leo Eitinger who became an important Norwegian psychiatrist and established a foundation awarding prices for action in the field of human rights, then Ing. Hans Levold who accepted the post at the University of Trondheim and Otto Eisler, an architect who returned back to Brno after the war and died in 1968. Another important theme was the Nansen Foundation (Nansenhjelpen) and most importantly personalities who were helping the refugees and who were deported then to the concentration camp in Germany (Odd Nansen) or forced to emigrate (Fredrik Paasche). Almost 110 guests attended the lecture given in Norwegian, including relatives and friends of refugees and children and relatives of Norwegian citizens involved in the helping during the Second World War.

Doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková visited Oslo also in February this year. That time she gave a lecture on “Leo Eitinger – question of migration – comments on his life and selected works.” to the Czech compatriots at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Oslo. The lecture was focused on Eitinger´s literary works and himself as a personality connecting the Czech and the Norwegian culture. The lecture raised an equally great interest. 

During the lecture