Bishop Malý awarded Arnošt Lustig Prize

Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas on Thursday awarded the newly-established Arnošt Lustig Prize to its first winner, Prague Bishop Václav Malý, a dissident priest and one of the leading figures of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. The prize was established by the Czech-Israeli Chamber of Commerce on the first anniversary of death of writer Arnošt Lustig. It is awarded to individuals who uphold the values that the late Arnošt Lustig embodied and promoted: courage, humanity and justice.