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| The Little Fortress Cemetery |
” Hitler, the world was to be told, had built a city for the Jews, to protect them from the vagaries and stresses of the war. A film was made to show this mythic, idyllic city to which his henchmen were taking the Jews from the Czech Lands and eight other countries. Notable musicians, writers, artists, and leaders were sent there for “safer” keeping than was to be afforded elsewhere in Hitler’s quest to stave off any uprisings or objections around the so-called civilized world. This ruse worked for a very long time, to the great detriment of the nearly two hundred thousand men, women and children who passed through its gates as a way station to the east and probable death.”
A side trip I felt I had to make was to a small town Northwest of Prague, Terezin. As I found out it was a place that left me on an emotional low towards the end of what has been a wonderful experience in the Czech Republic.
There is hardly any one here and it acts as a powerful reminder of the many who once were here but did not survive. Czech and other Jews were taken here and 97,297 died, 15,000 of whom were children. The few staff I see are grumpy looking and less than willing to show any interest in talking to me to help explain what this place was all about.
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| Ghetto Barracks |
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| Solitary Cell Door |
I am finding it hard to take many photographs. Their is a dreadfully eerie vibe that I am not sure I want to even try to capture. There are sections and sections of barrack blocks all nearly the same, all dreadful, all empty, all quiet.
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| Shower Room |
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| Medical Lab |
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| Terezin, BohemiaStatue in the Little fortress at Terezin commemorating those who died |
Terezin is a visually powerful and emotional place. I am glad I came, but I am even more glad I am leaving.
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