Slovakia

Kanye West concert in Prague scrapped as venue owner terminates contract - report

Additional concerts, including ones planned for Poland, Italy, and other countries, have also been canceled in the recent past.

 Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
A funicular climbs to Hrebienok where at 1,200 meters stand two remarkable ice domes filled with sulptures.

Slovakia's High Tatras: Skiing, spas, Jewish heritage luxury hotels

The stunning newly-active Neolog synagogue in Trencin.

From Alpine adventures to deep history: Exploring Slovakia’s high tatras

The stunning newly-active Neolog synagogue in Trencin.

Why Slovakia? Castles, culture and a surprise for Israeli travelers


Amnesty Int'l slams Bulgaria, Slovakia for quarantining Roma settlements

Scores of Roma protested over the measures, which they said were discriminatory because the lockdown, intended to curb the virus' spread, was less strict in other parts of Sofia.

Women are pictured near police lines at the biggest Roma-populated district in Sofia, Bulgaria, April 17, 2020.

Direct flights to Slovakian Spa Begin in May

A new direct flight to allows for spa vacation in Slovakia

Piestany resort

Young boys identified as the vandals of Jewish cemetery in Slovakia

The gravestones were pushed over, causing some to crack, in mid-December in the northern town of Rajec.

The Jewish cemetery at Kosice in Slovakia, a country once home to a thriving Jewish community

22 headstones vandalized in Slovakian Jewish cemetary

Antisemitic incidents of this nature are extremely rare in Slovakia, according to the World Jewish Congress.

The Jewish cemetery at Kosice in Slovakia, a country once home to a thriving Jewish community

Slovakia investigating recent vandalism at a Jewish cemetery

In response, the embassy of Slovakia assured the two that the police are investigating the crime.

Jewish cemetary in Sarajevo 370

Slovakia dedicates first new Torah scroll since Holocaust

"This is one of the most touching moments of my entire life," said president of the Bratislava Jewish community Dr. Tomas Stern.

Synogogue in Slovakia

Slovakia's first ever female president Caputova was sworn in

Zuzana Caputova's election stood in contrast to a European shift towards populist and nationalist parties.

Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova is seen after her swearing-in ceremony as the country's first female head of state, in Bratislava, Slovakia, June 15, 2019

The Jew who cracked the Iron Curtain!

There are the makings of a great novel and a splendid film in the intertwined lives of Victor and Lilian, a saga stretching across 70 years.

Hochhauser with Igor and David Oistrakh before their first performance of the Bach Double Concerto in 1963

Slovakia elects first female president, countering EU populist wave

Corruption and change in political style were the main themes ahead of the run-off vote.

Slovakia's President-elect Zuzana Caputova reacts as she casts her vote during the country's presidential election run-off, at a polling station in Pezinok, Slovakia, March 30, 201

From Košice to Brooklyn

Silvia Fishbaum fought her way to freedom and a new life in America

The Statue of Liberty