Lidice

American  

[li-dyi-tse, lee-duh-chey, lid-uh-see] / ˈlɪ djɪ tsɛ, ˈli dəˌtʃeɪ, ˈlɪd ə si /

noun

1. a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.

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Lidice British  

/ ˈlidjtsɛ /

noun

1. a mining village in the Czech Republic: destroyed by the Germans in 1942 in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich; rebuilt as a national memorial

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Lidice

In this show, which closes this weekend, participants like Barton Lidice Benes, Cui Fei, Jean Shin and Penelope Umbrico display artifacts and natural objects they’ve acquired in ways that reflect their individual passions.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2014

After Lidice and Kiel came Dresden – a controversial and poignant twinning at a time when the devastation of the blitz was still fresh in the mind of citizens of both places.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2011

After the G.I.s asked "What about the people of Lidice?" and got no reaction, it was apparent that the Germans did not know what they were talking about.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is the most utterly destroyed place since Lidice.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Manhattan, Artur Rodzinski conducted the premiere of a Martinu symphonic poem called Memorial to Lidice.

From Time Magazine Archive