This is such a moving example of people’s attempt to preserve their humanity in the face of unspeakable evil. At the Pinkhas Synagogue in Prague’s Jewish Quarter, there is an exhibition of drawings done by children who had been imprisoned at Terezín. There, too, you can see how desperately people tried to preserve a vestige of normal life in the midst of such suffering.
The meticulous records kept by the SS down to every single item brought by prisoners is chilling. Also, the Czech civilians hired as guards implicates so many people whose grandparents were likely part of this. I've ordered this book for the more complete analysis:
Adler, H. G. (2017) [1955]. Theresienstadt 1941–1945: The Face of a Coerced Community. Translated by Cooper, Belinda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
This is such a moving example of people’s attempt to preserve their humanity in the face of unspeakable evil. At the Pinkhas Synagogue in Prague’s Jewish Quarter, there is an exhibition of drawings done by children who had been imprisoned at Terezín. There, too, you can see how desperately people tried to preserve a vestige of normal life in the midst of such suffering.
The meticulous records kept by the SS down to every single item brought by prisoners is chilling. Also, the Czech civilians hired as guards implicates so many people whose grandparents were likely part of this. I've ordered this book for the more complete analysis:
Adler, H. G. (2017) [1955]. Theresienstadt 1941–1945: The Face of a Coerced Community. Translated by Cooper, Belinda. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
A bittersweet legacy of an utterly ghastly time.
Wonderful story. I imagine today everyone would bring a smart phone.
Yes, but then would find out the charging capability likely not provided.
Ha! Another reason to love the physical book. So great to see you're teaming up with Matt Taibbi. What an important endeavor!
I hope I can help a little. His work has been so impt.