Appendices & References

2022 is the 80th Anniversary of the Lidice Shall Live campaign and Lidice Lives, and we thought we would lay things out for you. 

In addition to a full bibliography and sources section, the Appendices and References volume of this series contains a wider selection of additional material the reader will find interesting 

The full transcript of US Navy Secretary, Frank Knox's speech - given at the United Nations Rally at Boston Gardens on Sunday 14th June 1942

In 1944, the Brazilian community of Villa de Parada, formerly Santo Antônio do Capivari, was renamed Lidice. The speech given by District Administrator Ernâni do Amaral Peixoto at the inauguration ceremony is presented in full.

The Eye for an Eye inspiration as published by The Quebec Gazette 12th June 1942 -  Dorothy Thompson New York, (Released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) June 11th, 1942

Having received consent from the President of Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain, Will Lawther, in August 1942, the British Crown Film Unit began scanning the country's industrial coalfield looking for a filming location. Aspiring producer, Humphrey Jennings wanted a community with both a physical resemblance to Lidice and a similar social and political history... 

If there is an instance of a catalyst for the trend of christening baby girls "Lidice" it would most likely be José D'Elía (21 June 1916 - 29 January 2007). The Uruguayan labor leader, trade unionist, and politician, worked as a shop employee at first before taking part in the trade union movement... 

Helen Leflerova - Published in Rude Pravo on the 16th July 1952

On the 15th June 1950, published in an article titled "THE LIGHT IS OUT at Lidice", the Texas-based Alice Daily Echo newspaper gave an update on the state of the Stern Park memorial in Illinois...

A transcript of Barnett Stross's 1965 Lidice speech...

Tributes to Sir Barnett Stross