Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Czech Ambassador to Isreal Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová visited the  Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum Tuesday, accompanied by Michal Dvořák, first secretary, politics, public diplomacy and compatriots Michal Dvořák and Lukas Pribyl, attaché for science, R&D and innovation at the embassy.

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They were joined by Amnon Danzig and Laurie Sapir from the Israel Czech Republic Friendship Association.

During the visit, the delegation toured the Hall of Camps, the exhibitions “Yizkor”, “Substance, Spirit and Longing”, “Facing the Glass Booth” and “Dare to Look”, as well as the Children’s Museum, “Yad LaYeled”.

Yigal Cohen, CEO of the Ghetto Fighters’ House, Anat Bartman- Elhalel, archives director and Ronit Lusky, director of Global Partnerships & Development also joined the tour.

According to a press release, the event fostered discussions on strengthening relations and future collaborations across various fields between the Ghetto Fighters’ House museum, the embassy and the Israel Czech Republic Friendship Association.

“The Czech Republic has been a true friend of Israel for many years,” Cohen said. “In these days, the visit of Ambassador Kuchyňová Šmigolová and the embassy staff strengthens and expresses an important statement of solidarity and support”.

At the end of the visit, Šmigolová expressed her gratitude for the hospitality and mentioned that this marks the beginning of future collaborations between the embassy, the Ghetto Fighters’ House and the Israel Czech Republic Friendship Association.

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