SLÁNSKÝ TRIAL — SLÁNSKÝ TRIAL, the first of a series of antisemitic show trials held in Czechoslovakia in the early 1950s whose prime victim was Rudolf Slánský (1901–1952), secretary general of the Czechoslovak Communist Party after World War II. Of the 14… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Slánský trial — The Slánský trial (officially Proces s protistátním spikleneckým centrem Rudolfa Slánského meaning Trial of anti state conspiracy centered around Rudolf Slánský ) was a show trial against elements of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)… … Wikipedia
Slánský, Rudolf — ▪ Czech communist leader born July 31, 1901, Nezvěstice, near Plzeň, Austria Hungary [now in Czech Republic] died December 3, 1952, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czech Communist leader who was the central victim in the November 1952 “Slánský trial … Universalium
Slánský, Rudolf — (1901–52) Czech Communist politician. Slánský was secretary general of the Czech Communist Party after World War II. He was of Jewish origin but had no other connection with Judaism or the Jewish community. In 1952 he was the central figure in … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Rudolf Slánský — (July 31 1901, Nezvěstice near Blovice ndash; December 3 1952, Prague) was a Czech Communist politician and the party s General Secretary after World War II and was one of the leading creators and organizers of communist rule in Czechoslovakia at … Wikipedia
Rudolf Margolius — (born August 31 1913, Prague, died December 3 1952, Prague), Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Czechoslovakia 1949 1952, co defendant in the Slánský trial (November 1952)The 1952 Slánský trial involved the Communist Party General Secretary,… … Wikipedia
Otto Šling — (24 August 1912 3 December 1952) was born in Nová Cerekev, a village in south Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire. After World War II, Šling became the Communist Party s Regional Secretary of Brno in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) … Wikipedia
CZECHOSLOVAKIA — CZECHOSLOVAKIA, republic in Central Europe. Founded in 1918, it united within its political framework the Jewries of the historic countries (bohemia , moravia , and part of silesia ), connected with the hapsburg Empire from 1526 and under its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of Czech and Slovak Jews — There was a large and thriving community of Jews, both religious and secular, in Czechoslovakia before World War II. Many perished after the Holocaust. Today, nearly all of the survivors inter married and assimilated into the Czech and Slovak… … Wikipedia
László Rajk — (May 8, 1909 Székelyudvarhely ndash; October 15, 1949 Budapest) was a Hungarian Communist; politician, former Minister of Interior and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was an important organizer of the Hungarian communist s power (for… … Wikipedia
