Hewitt urges kingmakers to stop double dealing and back McNamee Oct 26, 2009
Spain, Argentina, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and many other successful countries don't have grand slams, and their national associations don't have huge budgets for elite-player development. So what is the major reason for their success. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Czech leader positive on Lisbon Oct 24, 2009
Czech President Vaclav Klaus is satisfied an EU proposal meets demands he made for an opt-out on the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, his office says ... He was concerned the charter could allow property claims by Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II to circumvent courts ... The Czech Constitutional Court is also reviewing a challenge to the treaty. (BBC News -- Europe)
Theater Move to Post Office Irks Irish Oct 23, 2009
The Irish have given their all-important "aye" to the Lisbon Treaty, but another obstacle exists: the anti-EU Czech president ... As Biden arrives in the Czech Republic there is talk of missile defense, but not much. (Newsmax)
Most bizarre spa treatments Oct 23, 2009
As for the ultimate spa elixir for beer imbibers, they can sip their favorite lager while immersed in a tub-full of active beer yeast and a mixture of crushed herbs at the hops-happy Chodovar Family Brewerys spa at Chodovar Plana in the Czech Republic. Cedar Enzyme BathA waterless bath for those who appreciate a Japanese approach to stress management is yours at the Osmosis Spa 60 miles north of San Francisco, specializing in an enzyme cedar bath containing 60 active enzymes imported from... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Cheney: Stop 'dithering' over Afghanistan Oct 23, 2009
Cheney criticized Obama's decision to drop plans begun in the Bush administration for missile defense interceptors in Poland and a radar site in the Czech Republic, calling the move "a strategic blunder and a breach of good faith." The administration said it will instead pursue a higher-tech system that is also more cost-effective. "Our Polish and Czech friends are entitled to wonder how strategic plans and promises years in the making could be dissolved just like that with apparently little if... (CBS News)
DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't Oct 22, 2009
Perhaps the most remarkable episodic film out of Eastern Europe since Kieslowski's "Decalogue," Czech documentarian Jan Sikl's eight-part "Private Century" was constructed entirely out of donated home movies, photographs and other documents, made by several different families between the 1920s and the '80s. What sounds at first like a dry, academic exercise -- a social history of 20th-century Czechoslovakia -- quickly becomes a riveting, multifaceted account of public and private worlds in... (Salon)
Arts draw audiences despite economy Oct 18, 2009
(He replaces Czech pianist Pavel Kaspar, who had problems getting a visa. . (Fresno Bee)
Is five too soon to start school? Oct 16, 2009
Five years old: England, Scotland, Wales, Malta, the Netherlands Six years old: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain Seven years old: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Poland Source: NFER/ Eurydice. So why do English schoolchildren start at five, when almost everyone else in Europe starts later. (BBC News -- UK)
Ireland ratifies EU treaty Oct 16, 2009
Ireland completed its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, intensifying the pressure on the Czech Republic to overcome its objections and become the final member state to pass the treaty ... The treaty must be ratified by all member states, but Czech President Vaclav Klaus has insisted he will not drop his objections to the document despite mounting pressure from the rest of the bloc ... On Thursday, Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said his cabinet and Klaus were in talks about securing an... (iAfrica.com)
October is Czech Heritage Month Oct 11, 2009
Celebrate by Learning to Speak the Czech Language. Celebrate Czech Heritage Month - and all year long - by learning Czech words and phrases ... Explore online and audio resources for Czech language learning. (Suite101.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 11, 2009
The ceremony leaves the Czech Republic as the last outpost of opposition to the treaty strengthening European Union powers. TELEGRAPH EMAIL SERVICES. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Read My Pins: Madeleine Albright visits Winchester Oct 8, 2009
Estera Mlch, an immigrant from Albright s native country of Czechoslovakia, said meeting Albright was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Personally, it s something I ve been looking to do since I read a couple of her books, said Mlch, who in 2004 started the Czech and Slovak Association (www ... Our role is to promote Czech and Slovak culture in the Boston area and to promote intra-cultural understanding, she explained. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Limbaugh, cont.: Guess who just said wrong thing again? Oct 8, 2009
I could have sworn there were white, Cuban, Russian, Czech, Puerto Rucan, Swedish, and a host of other races in the NBA besides African Americans. Why is this being made a racial issue when the NBA consists of 100 s of other nationalities. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
steve 1:52 "Boris this is just a red herring. Yes, but we are hoping he will become a UKIPper. Simple Sailor on October 05, 2009 at 11:32 PM If Bliar becomes EU President, what provision will be made to assure that his expense records are not shredded by accident? Simple Sailor on October 05, 2009 at 11:27 PM Wouldn't the citizens of the EU be better served by a "straight sort of guy"? Simple Sailor on October 05, 2009 at 11:27 PM If Bliar becomes President will he promise to serve a full term?... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Glastonbury tickets up for grabs Oct 4, 2009
Czech leader may dash UK Tory hopes on Lisbon Treaty. . (BBC News -- UK)
Pope Visits Nonbelieving Czech Republic Sep 25, 2009
But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers ... The Czech Republic "like the entire continent, needs to refind faith and hope," Benedict told a crowd in St. Peter's Square on Sunday as he asked for prayers to make his pilgrimage a success ... Decades of communism dented religious faith in many countries but the Czech Republic has been unusual in showing a particularly steep fall in the numbers of church members since the fall of the... (Newsmax)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
"Bltter" despairs of an election campaign devoid of content; "Varlik" hears opinions on the AKP's "Kurdish move"; "Arena" warns Sweden against the Danish trap of xenophobia; "Osteuropa" draws lessons from the Czech EU debacle; "Critique ism" revisits the Batak controversy; "Passage" reads Derrida after Derrida; "Akadeemia" argues medical ethics is not just about morals; and "Mittelweg 36" says heroes are not as selfless as we like to think ... "In retrospect, the great event of 1968 in Europe... (Harper's Magazine)
Braintree student wins trip to France in writing contest Sep 23, 2009
The closest friends Kelsey made during the trip were from Spain, Mexico, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Each day was long, but the whole trip went by fast, she said. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Valley cities urge residents to spend money locally Sep 21, 2009
Tracy Czech of Scottsdale, leaving Nordstrom Rack with daughter Allison and a bag of work and school clothes, theorized that most women are loyal to certain stores more than their locations. Coupons could help change that, she said. (AZCentral)
German writer Enzensberger wins Danish prize Sep 17, 2009
Previous recipients include Czech President Vaclav Havel, Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman and German Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass. Italian architect Renzo Piano won the award in 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Works by Hana Grosova to be Featured Sep 15, 2009
After many years away from creating art, Grosova is back at the easel encourged by the chance meeting of a prominent Czech art dealer ... Indepth Arts Resources for Czech Republic ... Other Important Exhibitions in Czech Republic. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Where violence is constant - and personal Sep 11, 2009
ON HIS last tour with Medecins Sans Frontieres, the Czech surgeon Filip Krygel found himself operating in Pakistan's strife-torn Swat Valley. Nadia Perreault, a nurse from Quebec, was working in the war zone in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cardinal Insider: Introducing Stanford's Weekly Sports Notebook Sep 3, 2009
" The lights came from the old Stanford Stadium, which was demolished in 2005. The field hockey program has had them for over a year, and was able to raise the money to put them in place. * * * WOMEN'S SOCCER: Shooting targets The Stanford women's soccer record for shots in a game going into this season was 33. The No. 4 Cardinal (3-0) has already exceeded that total twice. Stanford took 40 shots in a 2-1 victory at Cal Poly on Friday and 35 more in a 5-2 home-opening victory over San Diego... (Gostanford.com)
Czech World Expo exhibits to be sent to Shanghai at year-end Aug 15, 2009
PRAGUE, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The exhibits that will be displayed at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai will be sent to China at the end of the year, Czech Participation General Commissioner Pavel Stehlik said Friday. The Czech pavilion will be a sort of virtual city full of technological adventures and design surprises, Stehlik announced while showing a model of the pavilion ... The exhibition with the theme of "Urbanized Landscape" is to present the Czech Republic as a modern state of the third... (Xinhuanet, China)
Video debunking Aug 8, 2009
Page last updated at 10:44 GMT, Friday, 7 August 2009 11:44 UK. Debunking a YouTube hit. (BBC News -- Europe)
A little international culture in West Texas Aug 8, 2009
Courtesy art Five international scouts, from left include: Cheung Wai Yin, Hong Kong; Michaela Mackova, Czech Republic; Gabriela Pilonieta, Venezuela; Jarla Finela Hoppmann, Germany; and Putri Lestari, Indonesia, spent six weeks working at the Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch near Fort Davis as part of a scouting exchange program ... Michaela Mackova, 19, from the Czech Republic, said everyone she met in Texas was very nice and will take back the things she has learned about American scouts and share... (Odessa American, TX)
Sky Blues have cause for optimism as the real stuff begins Aug 7, 2009
This Czech is no mate to the players. And it's a sad fact that Australian players tend to listen more to a coach with a foreign accent, even if the words are the same. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nonsmoking Catches on in Czech Republic Aug 1, 2009
Though the Czech Senate recently bucked the European trend and loosened anti-smoking laws, pubs and restaurants are increasingly enacting their own bans ... Enter one of the Czech capital's ubiquitous beer halls and most of its restaurants and wine bars, for that matter and you're likely to emerge smelling of smoke ... Czech politicians seem inclined to keep it that way. (BusinessWeek)
Exclamations over sport records might soon have a point Aug 1, 2009
The 800-metre track record was set 26 years ago, by the Czech Jarmila Kratochvilova, and the 400-metre record 24 years ago by the East German Marita Koch, in a time more than a second faster than Cathy Freeman s personal best. Though popular in public discussion, asterisks have been eschewed by sporting authorities who preferred or were forced to leave the records alone, as in Riis s case, or when it comes to Olympic medals, disqualify cheats, such as the disgraced sprinter Marion Jones. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Children of the World in Harmony Festival comes to Northern Michigan Jul 26, 2009
From Mongolia to Mackinac, the Czech Republic to Charlevoix, Hong Kong to Harbor Springs, the young performers will share the joy of singing and dancing while promoting peace and understanding through music ... And the world at this summer s festival will be represented by youth choirs and dance ensembles from Mongolia, China, Mexico, the United States, Canada, the Czech Republic and Vietnam ... 4:30 p.m. Rolnicka Praha Children s Choir, Prague, Czech Republic. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Internet piracy gains political clout in Europe Jul 23, 2009
Pirate parties have formed in Germany, Estonia, Czech Republic, France, Spain ... Since its foundation in 2006, the Swedish Pirate Party has inspired officially registered sister parties in six countries including Austria, the Czech Republic, France and Spain. (CNN)
international Choral Festival: Cultural showcase - Event kicks off with singers hailing from Mexico to South Korea Jul 16, 2009
UM Music Recital Hall, UM campus: Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir (Michigan), Zvonecek-Praha Concert Choir (Czech Republic) ... St. Anthony's Parish: Zvonecek-Praha Concert Choir (Czech Republic), Koritsia (Sweden) ... University Theatre: The Chamber Choir Kalev (Estonia), UC Alumni Chorus-Berkeley (California), Zvonecek-Praha Concert Choir (Czech Republic). (Missoulian, MT)
Q&A: EU immigration Jul 13, 2009
Germany and Austria have not yet lifted restrictions on workers from the new EU member states - and the Czech Republic says the card should not be introduced until that happens, which could be as late as 2011. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Obama, Medvedev vow to rebuild strained US-Russia ties Jul 6, 2009
On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Vladimir Putin, the prime minister and former president, said the Kremlin would not negotiate a replacement to START I unless Obama clarified plans for the defense system to be based in Poland and the Czech Republic. The United States contends it is designed to protect allies in Europe from a potential nuclear attack by Iran. (Boston Globe)
Obama's visit to Russia stirs hope for a renewed partnership Jul 6, 2009
The White House has said it is "reviewing" plans to station missile interceptors in Poland, with associated radars in the Czech Republic. But Obama's special assistant on Russian affairs, Mike McFaul, suggested in a conference call with journalists last week that the US is in no mood to compromise on that, or with Russia's demands that Washington withdraw its backing for Ukraine and Georgia's eventual NATO membership. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The Fourth is good psychology Jul 4, 2009
You go to one up north of the county and an old Czech gal with hair somehow as black as it was 30 years ago grins and asks, What would you boys like to have. You go to a mid-county tavern and there s some young Dutch girl there and you think you know her, and then you realize you knew her aunt. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Explorer cadets graduate Cadets take part in an awards ceremony at Sahuarita High School to mark their completion of the rigorous, two-week Southern Arizona Explorer Academy, held in June. Sponsor was the Sahuarita Police Department, and the teenage cadets were from Sahuarita, South Tucson, Oro Valley and Nogales. (See next Wednesday’s Sahuarita Sun for more on the Explorer academy.) Jul 3, 2009
His authenticity in grittier roles came naturally: He was the son of a Czech mother and a Serbian father, and worked for a time in the steel mills of Gary, Indiana, after dropping out of college. Malden said he got his celebrated bulbous nose when he broke it a couple of times playing basketball or football, joking that he was the only actor in Hollywood whose nose qualifies him for handicapped parking. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
You should be dancin', yeah Jul 3, 2009
Malden was born in Chicago as Mladen Sekulovich, the son of a Serbian father and Czech mother, and spoke no English until he went to school. This heritage is the source of his great gift to pop-culture trivia collectors, since Malden went to great lengths to include his original name in the dialogue of his films and TV shows. (Salon)
False notes, good business Jun 30, 2009
"The Best of Mozart", "The Best of Czech Music", "The Most Beautiful Arias in the World" read offers that many tourists find hard to resist but local music lovers carefully avoid because of high prices and poor quality. "We try to warn our clients to avoid falling in this trap, but many go for it all the same," said a Czech specialist in cultural tourism ... These concerts are "not really flattering for Czech tourism" and competition has become "rough" with the drop in visitor numbers caused by... (iAfrica.com)
Author's story as compelling as those she wrote Jun 28, 2009
But already McCarthy has been invited to showcase it at numerous film festivals across the U.S., Italy, Germany, France and Czech Republic. "I had read (William) Faulkner and (Eudora) Welty, these great Mississippi writers," McCarthy says. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Five-day Holocaust conference held in Prague Jun 27, 2009
It is a contribution to the struggle with anti-Semitism in Europe, and also a contribution to the return of the Jew's property which were deprived during World War II, Czech European Affairs Minister Stefan Fuele told journalists before the meeting. The Czech government stages the conference as the final event of the Czech EU presidency which expires at the end of June ... On Monday the Czech presidency and the European Commission will sign a joint statement on the Holocaust in order to support... (Xinhuanet, China)
Countries mull progress on Nazi looted art Jun 27, 2009
Switzerland is among 49 nations meeting in the Czech Republic from Friday to discuss, among other issues, the thorny subject of art looted by the Nazis ... The Holocaust Era Assets Conference runs from June 26-30 in Prague in the Czech Republic ... It is hosted by the Czech government, in conjunction with several culture and Jewish organisations. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
SUBVERSE: Let's Dilli-dally Jun 24, 2009
A way out might be to follow the international example whereby, for instance, Prague becomes Praha, in spoken and written Czech, but remains Prague when spoken or written in English. Moscow in English becomes Moskva in Russian, and while Paris is spelt the same way in French as in English, its Gallic pronunciation is Pa-hee. (India Times, India)
Orlando for Grown-ups Jun 20, 2009
The Polasek, for example, features 200 works by the Czech sculptor, his lakeside home and studio on the National Register and three acres of gardens. There's also a level of entertainment at the theme parks that appeals to grown-ups such as the high energy choreography and acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil at Disney and the Blue Man Group at Universal. (Suite101.com)
interview with Michael Moorcock Jun 19, 2009
"? Pretty much now. There might be a little bit of tweaking in future, but nothing special. In fact I've done the reverse with the current Del Rey Elric books where I've republished them in their original order. At least where fantasy books are concerned. But I suspect if I ever had the time I'd do some revision on the Pyat books and maybe a little on Mother London. Which artist has best depicted your idea of Elric? I'm partial to Micheal Whelan. I love Whelan's stuff but his Elric's just a... (Harper's Magazine)
Obama Concerned, Will Not Meddle in Iran Election Jun 17, 2009
Iran summoned the British and Czech envoys to Tehran in protest about European reaction to the vote. "Neither the European Union nor other countries are in a position to have the right to make rude and interfering remarks against Iran, especially about our glorious election," the Czech envoy was told. (Newsmax)
Vote recount for Iran? Jun 17, 2009
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Rivals stage mass rallies as Iran set for vote recount Jun 17, 2009
AFP - Wednesday, June 17. TEHRAN (AFP) - Supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and defeated challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi staged rival rallies as Iran grappled with its worst crisis since the 1979 Islamic revolution. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Frameline favorites Jun 16, 2009
(Venkovsky ucitel), directed by Bohdan Slma, Czech Republic/Germany/France, 2008, 113 minutes, in Czech with English subtitles. A nerdy teacher is running away from something when he shows up for a new job in a farm community. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
68% of merit scholarships went to non-Bumiputra Jun 16, 2009
"Selection is also made based on academic excellence with at least A2 in all core and elective subjects. "At the same time, the candidates were also selected based on their secondary school co-curriculum participation, families' socio-economic backgrounds and interviews," he said. The third category, he said, were for Sabah (5%) and Sarawakian (5%) bumiputra. The last category was given to socially disadvantaged students from rural areas with limited facilities and from low-income families.... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Euro-enthusiasts Jun 6, 2009
" mitt, sheffieldAlthough this article is very flattering, being German, I think Germany doesn't receive (sometimes) enough criticism from non-Germans. Best example is the comment from Johannes, Berlin, Germany - he thinks a referendum about the Lisbon Treaty should be made. Clearly we are no better Europeans than French or the Polish. EU enlargement (even Turkey) is important but not at this point. First the 12 "new" member states should be fully integrated and then Turkey and other countries... (BBC News -- Europe)
A Necessary Book Jun 5, 2009
The book is also a history and geography lesson: Bohemia, the Sudetenland, Alsace, Lorraine, Danzig, Transylvania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Abyssinia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Moravia, Sarajevo, Trianon, Trieste, the Polish Corridor, Galicia, Tyrol, Ruthenia, Silesia, and the Treaties of Versailles, Trianon, Brest-Litovsk, and St. Germain ... Because the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia a multiethnic, multilingual, multicultural, Catholic-Protestant conglomerate that had never before... (The American Conservative)
The Culture Gabfest, the Posh New Digs Edition Jun 4, 2009
Dana's pick: the Czech cartoon , via YouTube. June's picks: , an adaptation of Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus by the Washington Ensemble Theatre; plus the. (Slate)
Mammoths roasted in barbecue pit Jun 4, 2009
The site, called Pavlov VI in the Czech Republic near the Austrian and Slovak Republic borders, provides a at the rich culture of some of Europe's first anatomically modern humans. While contemporaneous populations near this region seemed to prefer reindeer meat, the Gravettian residents of this living complex, described in the latest issue of the journal Antiquity, appeared to seek out more super-sized fare. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Louis Menand: Is texting here to stay?, from 2008. Jun 1, 2009
In the Czech Republic, for example, hosipa is used for Hovno si pamatuju : I can t remember anything. One can imagine a wide range of contexts in which Czech texters might have recourse to that sentiment. (New Yorker)
Last orders? May 26, 2009
" AnxietyThese challenges, plus problems getting access to cash and some needs to "restructure" have left the firm desperately trying to find new investors. Orders are still coming in and being met, with Katz's administrators confident it can be rescued as a going concern. And at its sales commercial offices in the UK and Belgium, which are not subject to the administration proceedings, it is, the firm says, "business as usual". But around the Weisenbach factory floor - from the wood pulping... (BBC News -- Business)
Recession Turns Malls Into Ghost Towns... May 23, 2009
Networking among people worldwide interested in working with partners in the "Heart of Europe", the Czech Republic on various professional, business, institutional interests and projects, studies in growing number of university programs etc. as a.. (The Drudge Report)
Real cutting yet to come from editor Lavicka May 22, 2009
With a wealth of experience in Czech football and the A-League still searching for something against which to measure itself, Lavicka is well-positioned to compare - but diplomacy comes first. "Australia is about to qualify for the World Cup, but my country is not," he laughed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Int'l Book Fair opens in Warsaw May 22, 2009
Traditionally the fair will provide the opportunity to meet with writers like Italy's Claudio Magris, Czech poet Jiri Grusza, and Poland's Jaroslaw Marek Rymkiewicz and Hanna Krall. The fair will run concurrently with an exhibition of Polish film posters. (Xinhuanet, China)
Premier Wen calls for closer relations with Czech May 21, 2009
Chinese premier calls for closer relations with Czech Republic_English_Xinhua. Chinese premier calls for closer relations with Czech Republic ... PRAGUE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for closer relations between China and the Czech Republic at meetings with Czech leaders on Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Stop the duplicity, give China a break May 21, 2009
By far, the two greatest ideals of recent times are that of a "nuclear-free world" and a "harmonious world." The first was projected by U.S. President Barack Obama in a speech in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 5. The second was proposed by President Hu Jintao. (Xinhuanet, China)
Wen warns EU against meddling in Chinese affairs May 21, 2009
EU officials "raised the issue of human rights, which is something we in Europe consider very important," during the summit, said Czech President Vaclav Klaus, who represented the 27-nation bloc along with European Commission President Jose Barroso and foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Myanmar and North Korea also were among the "many issues" the two sides discussed, Klaus said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Europe.view: The road ahead for the Roma May 8, 2009
As Petra Gelbart, a Czech Roma activist now based in America, points out, many of the problems ascribed to Roma, such as welfare fraud, are present in poor non-Roma communities too. Those Roma who lead miserable lives in eastern Europe (and migrate to western Europe to find themselves vilified there too) do so principally because they are poor, not because of their (often vestigial) linguistic and cultural connections with a long-ago migration from India. (The Economist)
Easton students experience Europe first-hand May 7, 2009
In April, 59 students and 10 chaperones enjoyed 10 days in Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic on a trip organized by the American Council for International Studies (ACIS) ... Leaving Austria, the group crossed into the Czech Republic for the journey s last leg. (Easton Journal, MA)
Hot Docs film reviews May 1, 2009
She then embarks on an international search for information on its owner, the orphaned Czech girl Hana Brady, and how her suitcase wound up among an assortment of artifacts from Auschwitz. What unfolds is a story that's remarkable on many historical and emotional levels. (Globe and Mail)
