Six ultrarunner friends decided to revive an important World War II story and ran the authentic 170 km long journey – from Oswiecim, Poland, to Zilina, Slovakia – of an escape of two Slovakian Jewish prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler.
Author Daniela Grollova Spenser will be in conversation with Dan La Botz about her new book – a deeply personal yet historically grounded account of Czechoslovakia from the 1930s to the 1990s.
A night of dancing, live music, and Halloween fun, featuring the Paul Ericco Society Band and a special performance by professional dancers Stephen and Alexandra Hughes.
An unprecedented multi-year project presenting all of Antonin Dvorak’s chamber works.
Zbynek Tarant will discuss Leo Herrmann’s rescue plan for 2,500 Czech Jews by means of a ha‘avara scheme. Without Herrmann, Franz Kafka’s archive would likely have been lost forever.
The Dvorak Room at the Bohemian National Hall welcomes in-person visits once again as part of Open House New York Weekend – an unparalleled citywide cultural event that showcases hundreds of NYC’s most architecturally and culturally significant spaces and places, many not usually open to the public.
An evening celebrating Karel Gott, a Czech pop singer and painter (1939-2019), an expressive tenor, who was voted the Most Favorite Male Singer 42 times at the annual Czech music awards, Czech Nightingale.
A festive celebration of Vaclav Havel's legacy and the vibrant Czech and Slovak presence in New York City.
A Trial in Prague chronicles an infamous political show trial that took place in 1952 in Czechoslovakia at the height of the Cold War.
Tatana Kellner, a multi-disciplinary artist, will discuss her work, charting her journey as an immigrant from Czechoslovakia in 1969, finding her artistic voice, and co-founding the Women’s Studio Workshop.
Celebration of the legacy of the late Lubomir and Tiree Chmelar, the Prague-Vienna Greenway, and the unique Herb Garden in Valtice.
The main characters are a young Jewish doctor, Hana, and her "Aryan" fiancé Tonik. The tragedy of the Kaufmanns, Hana's ordinary middle-class Prague family, and as well as of their friends, unfolds with a relentless rhythm.
An annual showcase of contemporary Central and Eastern European theater, honoring Vaclav Havel. Theater, puppetry, clown, music, opera on film, a livestream from Salzburg, and more.
Explore remarkable personal stories about survival, hope, and new beginnings shared by Czech immigrants who lived through World War II.
Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs, internationally acclaimed soprano, and Michael Recchiuti, award winning conductor and pianist will explore the art of the Late Romantic 20th century German Lied.
Igor Lukes, professor of history and international relations at Boston University, will present new evidence regarding the pre-World War II escalating crisis and point out the parallels between the appeasers in the 1930s and today.
Staged reading of a comic thriller that mixes wall street-style misdeeds with mafia-style consequences, based on the real Estonian banking scandal in which Russian oligarchs used Estonian banks to launder their money into the EU.
A lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum. An evening in the spirit of Vaclav Havel, featuring keynote remarks by Anne Applebaum, moderated Q&A with John Shattuck, and wine reception.
Brenda Flanagan and Hana Waisserova, the co-authors of Women’s Artistic Dissent: Repelling Totalitarianism in Pre-1989 Czechoslovakia, will discuss their book and pay tribute to creative Czech women dissidents.
Excerpts from Czech plays that use Vaclav Havel's character, Vanek, originally created as a stand-in for himself (a dissident playwright) during the Communist era in the former Czechoslovakia. The character was then adapted by numerous other Czech dissident playwrights, such as Pavel Landovsky and Pavel Kohout.
Staged reading of a contemporary tragicomedy, a paraphrase of the biblical brothers Cain and Abel, which tells a story of love, friendship and the hatred of otherness fueled by the far-right National Socialists.
Staged reading of a contemporary play dealing with the current war in Ukraine. A story about a Ukrainian family on a farm and a Russian soldier who stumbles into their farm.
An evening of live music with the renowned N.Y. Orchestra Paul Ericco Band, captivating dance show, delectable food buffet, fine wines and Czech beer.
Scholars, scientists, artists, and professionals of Czech or Slovak descent to introduce their talent, the subject of their work, project, research, or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes.
A chamber music performance from the musical collective underStaffed consisting of an assortment of musical repertoire by Jewish composers from the Czech and Slovak lands. Conducted by Elliot Roman.
In this year’s Sunday Musicale, Antonin Dvorak’s delightful Piano Quintet in A Major, opus 81 will be heard alongside spirituals arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, African American composer and singer befriended by Dvorak, and by fellow composer Moses Hogan, plus Dvorak’s own beloved vocal work "Songs My Mother Taught Me."
A special evening celebrating the launch of William Luers’s memoir Uncommon Company. Ambassador Luers will be in conversation with Stephen Heintz, the President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, sharing stories of his incredible career as a US diplomat
Annual service to remember and honor our parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, friends, and all the unknown who perished in the holocaust.
Professor Thomas Ort will explore the uncanny relevance of the early 20th century Czech writer, Karel Capek, for our times' political and technological developments. Capek's fears about the displacement of human labor by machines and the threat of authoritarianism appear closer to their realization than ever since the 1930s.
The 1960s film Dita Saxova takes place in a boarding school for orphaned Jewish girls a few years after WWII. As Dita explores relationships with men, she listens to advice of her teachers and elders. Everyone is puzzled by this gorgeous young woman.
International violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja returns with a concert full of classical and contemporary musical inspiration. From Dvorak and Gershwin to a selection of Asian, American, and European works – as well as Iskandar's own compositions – themed around romance. Accompanied by pianist Miki Aoki.
Celebrate love in style and experience an evening of romance, fun, and unforgettable entertainment. Live music by the popular Express Band, dance show, food buffet and more. Get ready to hit the dance floor with captivating tunes that will keep your spirits high all night long.
A multilayered portrait of Czech dissident playwright turned head of state, who became a political icon while retaining his insight, humour, and dedication to public service.
A 1920 German silent horror film by Paul Wegener, a German stage actor come filmmaker and screen actor. Introduction by Irena Kovarova.
Musicologist Michael Beckerman explores music on the “outer edges” of the set of Czech Jewish music in order to ask whether such a set actually exists.
