Die Taussigs : jüdische Familien- und Leidensgeschichte in Böhmen und Mähren 1909-1989

The author, a non-Jew, writes about the Jewish family of her first husband František (Franta) Taussig - the Taussigs of Hlinsko. Franta (1909-1941) was a communist party organizer and editor of a communist newspaper in Bruenn (Brno). He was arrested and shot by the Nazis in 1941 for his activities in the resistance. His parents and a younger brother, Josef (Pepek), a writer and artist, were sent to Theresienstadt, where Pepek contributed to the cultural life. The parents died in Auschwitz; Pepek survived Auschwitz and the death march to Flossenbürg, only to die three days before liberation. Pp. 35-38 contain a biography of Pepek by Elena Makarová, who made a film on theatrical performances in Theresienstadt. also contains some of Pepek's verses for the Theresienstadt cabaret and the story of the author, who was interned in Ravensbrück. 1. Aufl. 58 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm