According to the C14 news channel, a memorial site honoring Haviva Reik and Raphael Reiss, Jewish parachutists from the Yishuv executed by the Nazis, was inaugurated in Prague. The ceremony included senior Czech officials and was initiated by historian and tour guide Dor Ben-Ari, who called it a Zionist monument strengthening ties between the Czech Republic and Israel.
The memorial site, dedicated to Haviva Reik and Raphael Reiss, was established in Prague's cemetery. The Zioneer previously reported on July 31 that a Zionist monument dedicated to the WWII Jewish parachutists from the Yishuv was inaugurated in a state ceremony. This report adds that the monument specifically honors Reik and Reiss, and was initiated by historian Dor Ben-Ari, who conducted the research and led the initiative with the support of the Israeli Embassy in the Czech Republic and the Defense Ministry. The ceremony included senior Czech officials as a symbol of friendship between the nations.
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