Invitation to Lecture "...And so the Village Got Rid of the Last Jew"
Dear friends,
we would like to invite you to a lecture by JUDr. Mgr. Tomáš Michalík, PhD. entitled "...And so the Village Got Rid of the Last Jew", which will take place on February 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at the Local Cultural Center in the town of Čachtice.
„...a tak obec sa zbavila aj posledného Žida", ktorá sa uskutoční dňa 29.2.2024 o 17.00 hod. v Miestnom kultúrnom stredisku v Čachticiach.
The lecture will focus on the fate of Jewish community in Čachtice during World War II, mainly in the light of the anti-Jewish legislation of the time. Through an example of a single village, the lecture will demonstrate how – over the course of just a few years – the minority citizens were being eliminated; at first in a subtle way and later openly. Most Jewish residents born or living in Čachtice in the first decades of the 20th century were murdered in concentration camps.
After the presentation, the lecture will be open to the public. We hope it will be utilized as supplementary material for students in lessons on regional education or civics. While History is the “Teacher of Life,” some of its lessons should never be repeated.
The lecture was prepared and will be presented as part of the project "Revitalization of the Draškovič Manor House in Čachtice" and draws mainly from archival documents of the State Archive in Trenčín..
You are cordially welcome!
Author: Facebook Trenčianske múzeum