Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in Czech.
Zeev Scheck lyrically describes his recollections of an old Jewish prisoner from Lithuania, who managed to smuggle his violin into the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, but was later caught and tortured by an SS member.
Jewish Museum in Prague, Terezín collection, inv. no 343. Original in German.
The unknown author describes the history of the Terezín Ghetto from 1941 to its liquidation in the summer of 1945. The author focuses on the most import aspects of the daily life, living conditions, and structure of the Ghetto. He also recalls the…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Terezín collection, inv. no 343. Original in German.
Detailed report about the Terezín Ghetto from its beginning in November 1941 until the liquidation transports to the East in autumn 1944. The author's name is stated as Helena Faberová, but the text is written from a male perspective. The actual…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Terezín collection, inv. no 343. Original in German.
The unknown author describes the “schleussen” in the Terezín Ghetto. “Schleussen” is a form of stealing, when inmates tried to smuggle some food for their relatives or friends in the ghetto. Various forms of “schluessen” are described in the report.
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in German.
Brief report by Josef Winter, a worker at the estate in the city of Teplá. He recalls several prisoner trains that passed through the city of Teplá in March. Winter describes a group of prisoners who marched through Teplá and were tortured by the SS…
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in German.
Brief report by Albert Jaeger, a worker at the estate in the city of Teplá. Jaeger describes a group of prisoners led by the SS that marched through the city.
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in German.
Erika Wolfová describes the support project, in which some members of the youth Zionist movement in Prague were involved. Their main task was to help with parcels and remain in written contact with deported Jews and the Zionist movement abroad. She…
1945-05-14 | Julius Ludolph | Melk concentration camp
Jewish Museum in Prague, Documents of Persecution, inv. no 80. Original in German.
Hermann Hofstädt describes his arrival from Mauthausen to the Melk concentration camp in April 1944. He focuses on the harsh living conditions in the camp, the torture of its inmates, and the role of camp commander Julius Ludolph and other SS men.
