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One on OneRabbi Yosef Leibovits, the Nikolsburg Rebbe
The south Moravian town of Mikulov, formerly also known by its German name
Nikolsburg, is a popular tourist destination where people go to admire its
beautiful architecture, the local wine, and its historic sights, including
a Jewish cemetery and a synagogue. In the past, the town was home to a
large Jewish community that accounted for nearly a half of the town’s
population, and had as many as 12 synagogues around its Jewish quarter. Our
very distinguished guest in this edition of One on One is the Grand Rebbe
of Nikolsburg, Rabbi Yosef Lebovits. He is a descendant of Shmuel Shmelke
Horowitz, who lived in Mikulov in the 18th century, and was one of the
greatest rabbis Mikulov ever had. Our guest, rebbe Lebovits, is the leader
of a Chassidic community based in Monsey, New York, in the United States.
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Current AffairsThe art of burčák-making
Wine lovers from countries such as France, Spain or Italy might often turn
up their noses at wine that is made in Moravia and Bohemia. But each year,
there comes a time when Czechs enjoy something unknown to those
wine-producing powers – the fresh, fruity and fizzy young wine known as
burčák. Jan Richter reports from South Moravia, the wine capital of the
Czech Republic.
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PanoramaMikulov Art Symposium in its 15th year
People come to the South Moravian town of Mikulov, located right on the
border with Austria, for many things – historic monuments, folklore, and
wine. But only few would expect that the town boasts a large collection of
contemporary art, created during 15 years of summer art symposiums. The
Mikulov Art Symposium “dílna” or workshop concluded its 15th year at
the weekend with an exhibition of this year’s works at Mikulov chateau.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic joins Schengen border-free zone
On the stroke of midnight on Thursday the Czech Republic and eight EU
member states joined the Schengen border-free zone. Politicians from
Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia met up at common border crossings to
symbolically saw through border bars and hail the event as a big step to a
one-tier Europe. Despite the chilly weather many people living in the
border areas turned out to celebrate the occasion. More
SpecialMercedes Dietrichstein: There were no princesses in the Third Reich
Princess Mercedes Dietrichstein comes from one of the richest and most
powerful Moravian aristocratic families that, in the 16th century, settled
in the town of Mikulov. Her family lived there until 1945 when the chateau
was destroyed and the property confiscated. In this week's Special,
Mercedes Dietrichstein talks to us about what it is like to be an
aristocrat in
the 20th century. More
MagazineMagazine
Where have all the fake police officers gone? Prague may soon top the world
ladder in the number of children who own cars. And, forget about animals
at
the zoo - sponsor a parliament deputy instead! Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova. More
PanoramaCelebrating ethnic diversity at Nations of River Dyje festival
In this week's Panorama, we visit the South Moravian town of Mikulov, which
from July 27th - 29th hosted the eighth annual Nations of the River Dyje
Festival, a unique celebration of ethnic and cultural diversity.
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One on OneWilliam Teltscher - debunking myth of "idyllic" pre-war coexistence of Sudeten Germans, Jews
It's not often you get the chance to talk about history with those who
participated in it. But recently while covering a festival of Jewish
culture in the south Moravian town of Mikulov, I had that chance. The
festival marked the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Mikulov's Jewish
museum for Moravia and Silesia, which was closed when the Nazis arrived in
1938. Among the guests was William Teltscher, son of the museum's founder
Richard Teltscher. William Teltscher fled the Nazis in 1938 and emigrated
to London, where he's lived ever since. Now 83 he made a special journey
to Mikulov to commemorate the anniversary. More
One on OneJan Richter - historian at the regional museum in Mikulov
In this week's One on One my guest is Jan Richter, who is the historian at
the regional museum in the south Moravian town of Mikulov. Mikulov, known
in German as Nikolsburg, was for centuries one of the most important
Jewish centres in the region. Jan Richter and I also discussed how Czechs
view their history, and the former German influence in this part of the
world, but we first spoke about a subject he specialises in, Mikulov's
rich Jewish history.
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