Fiction writer's satirical take on one-party state got his works banned in former Czechoslovakia

Petschek family tried, but failed, to send handwritten manuscript abroad by mail in March 1939 during the Nazi occupation, drawing the attention of the Gestapo

Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military

Auschwitz survivor Martin Davidovich was killed during 1948 Czechoslovakia exercise for force of Jewish volunteers that was set to emigrate to Israel and formally join military

Jewish journalist earned fans and enemies for willingness to take on colleagues and others, questioning the idea of the dispassionate observer

'The Undercover Wrestler' reveals an unknown story of diplomat Zalman On, who used his brawn and brains to save European Jews -- and befriended Frank Sinatra

Second-generation trauma expert Helen Epstein publishes late mother Franci Rabinek Epstein's manuscript, initially rejected in mid-1970s for being ahead of its time

Headstones from 19th-century cemetery were taken for roadwork ahead of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s 1987; will be handed back to Jewish community