Showing posts with label Czechoslovakia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Czechoslovakia. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Worlds Apart: 'US Responsible for Refugee Crisis, It Should Pay the Bill' - Vaclav Klaus, Former Czech President


The dissolution of Czechoslovakia offers a rare example of how radical social and political change can be brought about both peacefully and legally. What lessons from the Czechoslovak experience can be applied to the resolution of numerous conflicts besetting the EU, from the refugee crisis to the Ukrainian conflict? Oksana is joined by Vaclav Klaus, the former President of the Czech Republic, to discuss these issues.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Alice: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life


From Acclaimed Filmmaker, Malcolm Clarke.

"The Lady in Number 6" is one of the most inspirational, uplifting stories of the year. 109 year old, Alice Herz Sommer, the world's oldest pianist and oldest holocaust survivor in the world shares her views on how to live a long and happy life. She discusses the importance of music, laughter and having an optimistic outlook on life.

Watching this film will literally show you how to live longer and happier! Guaranteed Nick Reed Producer



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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Holocaust Survivor Describes the Music of Terezín Concentration Camp


At the transit concentration camp of Terezín in the former Czechoslovakia, where some great Czech composers and musicians were imprisoned, music was permitted by the Nazis. Zdenka Fantlova, who experienced life in the camp, describes what it was like there and how she, unlike many other inmates, escaped death at Auschwitz


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