The Meeting Brno festival has opened its eleventh year in Brno, which for the first time in the Czech Republic includes a congress of the Sudeten German Homeland Association. The event, taking place at Moravské náměstí and the Brno exhibition centre, is presented by the organizers as a gesture of dialogue and reconciliation aimed at redressing historical wrongs between the Czech and German nations. irozhlas.cz ↗
The festival is also attended by the children of Nicholas Winton, who during the Second World War saved hundreds of Jewish children. On Friday, they commemorated the victims of the Holocaust at platform five of Brno's main railway station, from where Jewish transports departed during the war. According to Archbishop Přibyl, reconciliation is the only way forward. reflex.cz ↗
However, the congress of Sudeten Germans has sparked considerable controversy. Since Friday morning, protests have been taking place in front of the exhibition centre, during which opponents of the event built barricades out of cardboard boxes, and scuffles broke out. According to Mayor Vaňková, politicians have stirred up passions around the congress, even though it could be an opportunity for discussion about good Czech-German relations. irozhlas.cz ↗
The congress deals with one of the most sensitive chapters of Czech history, related to the events surrounding Munich and the subsequent expulsion of Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia after the Second World War. Through its programme, including dance and cultural performances in traditional costumes, the Meeting Brno festival reportedly aims to create a space for dialogue and mutual understanding. denik.cz ↗
Meeting Brno festival has begun in Brno with a congress of Sudeten Germans, accompanied by protests
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Sjezd sudetských Němců: Na Moraváku tančí v krojích, schází se u dlouhých stolů
denik.cz
| 15:00 22.05.
Vaňková: Politici rozvířili vášně. Sudetoněmecký sjezd mohl být impulz o dobrých česko-německých vztazích
irozhlas.cz
| 12:37 22.05.
Odpůrci sudetoněmeckého sjezdu se sešli před výstavištěm. Jeho účastníci tam v pátek nebudou
irozhlas.cz
| 10:01 22.05.
Sudetští Němci v Brně uctili památku obětí holocaustu. Akce se neobešla bez protestů
reflex.cz
| 07:50 22.05.
PŘEHLEDNĚ: Co znamená Sudetoněmecký sjezd v Brně a proč je kontroverzní
novinky.cz
| 05:40 22.05.
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