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SUMMARY:2025 children's art competition
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young artists and writers in the UK with Czech or Slovak origins!\n\nThis year’s theme “FREEDOM” is inspired by the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.\n\nWhat does freedom mean to you today? When do you feel the most free\, and why? What does a free world look like in your imagination? Why is freedom important for everyone\, not just for you? What message do you want your artwork to share about freedom?\n\nYou can express yourself in any ART form.\n\nWinners will be announced at the BCSA/CBCC Garden Party on 21st June 2025 and will receive prizes.\n\nAge categories: 5-7\, 8-10\, 11-14\, 15-18.\n\nSubmission in person by 2pm on the day of the garden party or by post by 18th June 2025.  Please email events@bcsa.co.uk for the postal address.\n\nWe look forward to receiving your art works.
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/2025-childrens-art-competition/
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SUMMARY:Volhynian Czechs in western Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Who are the Volhynian Czechs? Discover the powerful and little-known story of a Czech community that took root in Volhynia (western Ukraine) in the 19th century—and has stood at the crossroads of war\, displacement\, and identity ever since. \nProfessor Lyudmyla Chyzhevska\, head of the Zhytomyr Association of Volhynian Czechs and the Czech National Council of Ukraine\, she shares insights on: \n\n19th-century Czech settlement in Volhynia\nTheir role in WWI and WWII\nDisplacement after the Chernobyl disaster and during recent conflicts\nThe present-day challenges facing this community\n\n🗣️ Q&A session to follow \nFree entry\, all are welcome in person or online. \nRegistration via Eventbrite booking link below is essential. \nOrganised by the Czech and Slovak School Okénko & the British Czech and Slovak Association in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic\, London \n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/volhynian-czechs-in-western-ukraine/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
CATEGORIES:BCSA Events
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SUMMARY:BCSA/CBCC Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:Our summer social will once again be held in the gardens of the Czech and Slovak Embassies\, with their kind permission.  \nAll are welcome – not just BCSA members. Bring your friends\, bring your family! Enjoy an afternoon relaxing among Slovak\, Czech and British people. \n\nTraditional dance performance by Okénko\nRaffle prizes include Ensana hotel stays at Buxton Crescent Hotel\, Mariánské Lázně – Nové Lázně or Pieštany health spa\nChildren’s art competition exhibition\n\n\nThe ticket price includes one complimentary alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage. This year catering will be provided by the chef of the Czech Embassy whose premises have been made available to us.\n\n\n\n Admission by pre-paid tickets only; see booking link below\n\n\n£14.00 children (5-15 years)\n\n\n£19.00 full-time students\n\n\n£24.00 BCSA members\n\n\n£30.00 non-members\n\n\n£60.00 member family package (two adults\, three children 5-15)\n\n\n£72.00 non-member family package (two adults\, three children 5-15)\n\n\nComplimentary admission for children under 5 years\n\n\nTickets non-refundable after June 16th (00:00 BST)\n\nCapacity is limited; early booking is recommended to secure your attendance.\n 
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/bcsa-cbcc-garden-party/
LOCATION:Czech Embassy\, 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY
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SUMMARY:Jewish women from Slovakia
DESCRIPTION:A panel discussion about Jewish women from Slovakia – Legacy and Identities accompanied by the opening of an exhibition “Women who have left their mark” at the Slovak Embassy\, London. \n\nMichal Vaněk – Director of the Museum of Jewish Culture\, who prepared the exhibition\n\nMichal  has worked at the Museum of Jewish Culture of the Slovak National Museum since 2009\, where he started as a curator. He is an author and co-author of several internationally acclaimed exhibitions related to the development of Jewish sport and its leading personalities. \n\nJulia Sherwood – will be talking about “Agneša Kalinová\, her life (or Seven Lives) and legacy“ and briefly about Irena Blühová.\n\nJulia is a translator and promoter of Slovak literature She was born and grew up in Bratislava and studied English and Slavonic languages and literature in Cologne\, London and Munich. She co-curates the website SlovakLiterature.com and is the editor of Seagull Books’ Slovak List. \n\nCaroline Hilton – will be focusing on the life of her mother\, Gerta Vrbová\, who is part of the exhibition\, after World War II and the challenges she faced.\n\nCaroline is an Associate Professor in Primary Education at UCL Institute of Education. \n\nDr. Bea Lewkowicz – will be moderating the evening and discussing the lives of the Slovak-Jewish interviewees in the AJR Refugee Voices Archive.\n\nBea is an Oral Historian and Curator. She is the director and co-founder of two oral history archives\, the AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive of the Association of Jewish Refugees and Sephardi Voices UK. She is the Project Lead of the Holocaust Testimony UK portal which launched was launched in December 2024\, and recently curated the 80 Objects/80 Lives digital exhibition. She is currently working on a book based on her mother’s testimony (Hiding in Plain Sight – A Holocaust Memoir of Survival in Slovakia). \n\nDr Jana Burešová´s topic for the discussion will be “Lest We Forget Them: The Unacknowledged Inspirational Women“\n\nJana is a historian specialising in Czechoslovak exile\, particularly women refugees and WWII-era migration; contributes to exile studies research and works on works on refugee oral and archival testimonies. \nThe specially curated exhibition aims to present inspiring female figures of Jewish origin who are linked to the territory of today’s Slovakia – they were born here\, lived here or are of Slovak origin – and whose achievements in science\, art\, and business left a lasting international legacy. In spite of historical barriers\, these women rose to prominence and helped to redefine women’s role within society. Through their stories\, we warmly encourage you to join us for an evening dedicated to memory\, talent and the talent and an ongoing journey to recognition. \nFree entry\, all are welcome in person or online. Doors open at 5.30pm. \nRegistration via Eventbrite booking link below is essential. \nHosted by the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Culture in Bratislava\, the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and the British Czech and Slovak Association (BCSA).
URL:https://www.bcsa.co.uk/event/jewish-women-from-slovakia/
LOCATION:Slovak Embassy\, 25 Kensington Palace Gardens\, London\, W8 4QY\, United Kingdom
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