Czech lands and Israel. The culture, faith, destinies of the people of these two countries are connected by a line of common stories and destinies, images for more than one millennium. Neither anti-Semitism, nor Nazi nationalism, nor the communist regime could destroy the mysterious bond between the Czech and Jewish nations. Thanks to many brave people, the two nations continue to share history, values and destinies. Some of the bonds and stories, the historical events that the book Mysterious Bond brings, are notoriously known, such as the fate of the writer Kafka, the story of the Golem or the dark chapter of World War II.
However, the author of the texts, diplomat Robert Řehák, together with students of the Didactic Illustration Studio of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen under Renáta Fučíková, tried to bring to light little-known or unknown evidences and examples of connections, such as old Czech written commentaries in Hebrew religious writings, the inspiration of Charles IV in the construction of the New City in Jerusalem or the inspiration of Theodor Herzel by the Old-New Synagogue in the creation of the name Tel Aviv. The content of the book further develops the theme of the exhibition "Mysterious Bond" created by the Faculty and the Embassy of Israel on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Czechoslovakia and Israel in 1990.
Conference Programme
Activities of Sutnarka and HIT Reflecting on CZ/IL Relations in Art/Culture
Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art / Sutnarka
Arnošt Marks / Vice-Dean for Creative Activities
CZ/IL Relations, CZ Perspective and Future
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Tomáš Petříček / Minister of Foreign Affairs
CZ/IL Relations, Challenges and Opportunities
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv
Martin Stropnický / Ambassador
CZ/IL Relations, IL Perspective and Future
Embassy of Israel in the Czech Republic
H.E. Daniel Meron / Ambassador
Mysterious Bond and 31th Anniversary of the Renewal of Diplomatic Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
Robert Řehák / Diplomat, Author of the Mysterious Bond Book
Mysterious Bond – Exhibition, Book Launch
Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art / Sutnarka
Renáta Fučíková / Head of the Didactic Illustration Studio
Tereza Piskláková / Student of the Didactic Illustration Studio
Masaryk Square VR - Exhibition
Holon Institute of Technology / HIT
Eitan Bartal / Lecturer
Perspective and Future of Mysterious Bond
Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art / Sutnarka
Arnošt Marks / Vice-Dean for Creative Activities
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Photo: Alex Dym
