discussion with Leo Pavlát and chief rabbi of the Czech Republic and writer Karol Sidon
Not Only About Irreversible Decisions
Defending an Absolute Position, a collection of journalistic texts written between 1964 and 1969, is the most recent book published by Karol Sidon. Since the late 1960s, he has been known as a writer, playwright, radio dramatist, and screenwriter. After signing Charta 77, he was no longer allowed to publish, and as part of the State Security operation Asanace, he was forced into exile.
In Germany, he studied Jewish studies, and in Israel he received rabbinic ordination. Former long-serving director of the Jewish Museum in Prague Leo Pavlát will speak with Karol Sidon about these experiences, as well as his more than thirty years of service as Prague’s rabbi and Chief Rabbi of the Czech Republic, his work as a translator, and his return to literature.
The discussion will be held in Czech.
