As of 15th February 2012, FHV opens a new project. Its goal is to refund Nazi victims for their current bills for drugs, food suplements, medical services and preventive medical care.

This project is financed from a donation made by Deutsche Bahn with the aim to help the victims of Nazi regime in Central and Eastern Europe. FHV received this grant through the German foundation "Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft".

The refund conditions are listed in the documents that can be downloaded from the links below.

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is traditionally the day, when the Federation of Jewish Communities together with the FHV organises a ceremonial meeting of Shoa survivors in the Czech Senate. The event was as always attended by representatives of the Czech Republic, ambassodors and representatives of Jewish organisations. The meeting is organised under the auspices of the head of the Czech Parlament Mrs. Miroslava Nemcova and the first vice-chair of the Czech Senate Mr. Premysl Sobotka. Both of them held their speaches during the meeting. The survivors were represented by the head of Terezin Iniciative Mrs. Dagmar Lieblova and the Roma victims were represented by the head of the Organisation of Moravian Roma Mr. Karel Holomek in their representative speaches. We wish to thank the FJC for cooperation and our volunteer Jana Malakova for her help.

Pictures from the event can be seen here

Milos Pojar, the first Czechoslovak and Czech ambassador to Israel after 1989, historian, author of several books and former head of the Education and Culture Center of the Jewish Museum of Prague, died on 23rd January 2012. The Czech society loses in him a great specialist and a true democrat. The Jewish museum and the Czech Jewish society lose also a close friend, valued colleague of wisdom, tolerance and friendship. He will be truly missed.

(From a press release of the Jewish museum of Prague)

May his memory remain for a blessing

We wish to thank all of our supporters that sent donations to our public account for private donations. Since November 2011, when the account was reopened, 121,772 CZK were donated. These contributions will be used to finance projects in the FHV´s programmes Remembrance, Care, Future and Renovation. We support projects of Jewish education, Shoa victims care, educational and commemoration Holocaust projects, renovation of Jewish monuments and sites and general development of Czech and Moravian Jewish communities.

The account number is 502-2685554004/2700

If you wish to receive more information about the ways you can support us, do not hesitate to contact us.

We wish to thank all of our friends and partners that came to our beneficiary concert on November, 22nd 2011 and thus supported our programmes. We managed to sell out all the concert tickets and raise 33, 356 CZK.

Our thanks go also to our sponsors and donors: Coseq Co., Hlaváček construction company, Federation of Jewish Communities, Jewish Community in Prague, Jewish Community in Olomouc, Association for Ustek Synagogue and Cemetary, Chramce Vinery, Kleiner Destilery, King Solomon Restaurant, AST Kosher Food, Mamma coffee, Lostice town, Respect and Tollerance Association and Basevi Association.

We are looking forward to seeing you next year!