The Herman family survived the winter of 1944-45 in a freezing hole under a haystack.
25. jan
The Kraus family joined the partisan troops and left a child in the care of a local woman.
25. jan
A German soldier found Eugen Kučera during the war but did not report him.
25. jan
IN GRATITUDE to their Jewish doctor who had helped them on numerous occasions, the Lacika family treated the doctor’s son as their own, though he could not leave the house.
31. jan
KAŠŠA family offered Jews a goat chalet where they took shelter.
30. jan
AN SS officer sat a little girl on his lap at Christmas - but she was a Jew in hiding, posing as visiting family.
30. jan
THE PLEA of a small girl reminded a blacksmith that his family was not so different. He walled up the pantry off the kitchen, leaving only a small hole for the exchange of food and waste, where a family lived for…
29. jan
The Varga family, and indeed the whole village of Petrovce, endured suffering, fires, and deaths to protect Jews hiding in the area, rather than cooperate with the Nazis.
28. jan
ANOTHER 10 Slovaks joined those who have received the Yad Vashem (Righteous) title on January 27.
28. jan
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
Hiding in the straw bed
Magdaléna Slamková and her husband hid Jewish couple in a straw bed for six months.
29. jan
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
Reuniting family
Families care for children who are missing their parents.
29. jan
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
From Bunker to good people
Mária and Ján Kustra hid Lilly Berrgrün and her son after Lilly’s husband was injured by bomb.
29. jan
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
Pretending to be Catholic
Tzipora Sternová hid in the Hajdu family’s house and pretended to be their niece.
29. jan
RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
Helping a friend
Imrich Kršák hid six members of Novan family in his house.
29. jan
Righteous among the Nations
Living with a German officer
The Sedláček hid Jews in home that also housed a German officer.
29. jan
ANOTHER 10 Slovaks have received the Righteous Among the Nations award, the highest honour given to a non-Jew by the State of Israel and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum for saving Jewish citizens during the Holocaust.
29. jan
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- 3. Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 551 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. News digest: Slovakia has passed the peak of the second wave, health minister says
- 6. Leaving home will be nearly impossible without a negative test
- 7. Nationwide COVID-19 testing – and criticism – starts again
- 8. Vaccine hesitancy down, but still above EU average
- 9. Old-age pension scheme gains three new features
- 10. Fashion brands mean nothing to me. Professional hockey player about his life in central Slovakia
- 1. Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava
- 2. Curfew will be prolonged. Negative test result will be required for work or trips to nature (FAQ)
- 3. News digest: Slovakia has passed the peak of the second wave, health minister says
- 4. Who’s the foreigner in this country now?
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 551 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. Nationwide COVID-19 testing – and criticism – starts again
- 7. Leaving home will be nearly impossible without a negative test
- 8. Bratislava launches reservation system for testing points on public transport vehicles
- 9. Vaccine hesitancy down, but still above EU average
- 10. News digest: Slovakia will receive more than 4 million vaccines
- 1. Johnson Controls will dismiss hundreds of employees in Bratislava
- 2. Curfew will be prolonged. Negative test result will be required for work or trips to nature (FAQ)
- 3. Leaving home will be nearly impossible without a negative test
- 4. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 551 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 5. News digest: Slovakia will receive more than 4 million vaccines
- 6. News digest: Slovakia opens more testing sites
- 7. News digest: Slovakia has passed the peak of the second wave, health minister says
- 8. Who’s the foreigner in this country now?
- 9. Unable to book antigen testing in Bratislava? Everyone will get a chance to get tested, municipality promises
- 10. Bratislava launches reservation system for testing points on public transport vehicles