Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks)
Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks)
Magdeburska Kasarna (Magdeburg Barracks)
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VeraMeisels
Tel Aviv, Israel7 contributions
June 2016
In the Magdeburska Kasarna is also a small theater were I danced on the stage. I was 8 years old living in the ghetto at the children home. For me it was something very special to see again the stage celerbrated my 80 years birthday. I can't describe to you what a great moment it was, singing and dancing on the stage again
Written 16 June 2016
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lizzyillustration
Jerusalem, Israel201 contributions
Dec 2012 • Solo
The Magdburg barracks houses a museum dedicated to the cultural life that thrived in the ghetto.144,000 Jews were sent to Theresienstadt-88,000 of those were were deported to Auschwitz and other extermination camps. Despite the appalling living conditions( viewers can see a reconstruction of the the attic living quarters were thousands of Jews were forced to live) and the disease , hunger , terror and constant deportations to the " east", it is remarkable that the Nazis could not crush the human spirit. The arts flourished in this ghetto.Operas and plays were performed , music was written, and artists painted and sketched , recording both the horrors of the ghetto and the inherent beauty of the world which ghetto walls could not taint. Almost all of the artists, musicians ,writers , actors etc who are mentioned in the museum were murdered by the Nazis. A visit to this museum elicits many emotions- from wonder that under such circumstances art was still possible, to anger that these people were subjected to such radical hatred which did not see them as human beings but as objects to be slaughtered, to a profound feeling of sorrow and loss- if this is the work these artists created in Terezin, what more could they have given the world if they hadn't been murdered ?
Plan on spending at least and hour or two in the museum .
Plan on spending at least and hour or two in the museum .
Written 13 December 2012
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RivaK
New York City, NY427 contributions
July 2012 • Friends
This museum, in a former barracks, details what life was like for the people imprisoned in Terezin. It has examples of the vibrant cultural life that flourished in Terezin, which included literature, music and drama. The pictures drawn by children are particularly heartbreaking, even the happy ones, as we know that most of them did not survive.
Written 25 July 2012
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Grover R
Pensacola, FL22,266 contributions
June 2019 • Family
As a part of our tour, we visited the living quarter in the large fortress as well as one of the small secret synagogues. Like so much of this visit it was moving and poignant. Something you should see in the large fortress.
Written 9 July 2019
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bartleycrc
Rapid City, SD1,340 contributions
Apr 2019
Magdeburg Barracks museum is very interesting seeing the items that survived the Nazis. We have visited this museum twice and find it very interesting. Wish we could spend more time looking at the art work.
Written 2 May 2019
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Julie L
Melbourne, Australia28 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
The best part of this museum is the film they play (entrance via the internal courtyard). The film was made by the Nazis as propaganda of how "well" the camp functioned, and only two pieces of it survives today. Watching it is absolutely fascinating, haunting, and tragic. You can see the 'actors' internally screaming at some of the disgusting lies they are forced to say. The reconstruction of the barrack is interesting and the 'main' exhibit however I was thoroughly transfixed by the creative arts and culture that came from the prisoners. The artwork was just beautiful, eerie, and personal. I would have liked to spend more time looking at every piece. Otherwise, in terms of historical information, it was probably a little lacking. They had many biographies of the artists/musicians, which was a nice touch.
Written 13 October 2018
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SheriBobLove2Travel
Liverpool, PA853 contributions
Oct 2015 • Couples
Pavel brought this barracks to life. Unlike other camps this one remains the same as it did during the war. The family effects make this very real. You can see the theater as well as other common areas.
Written 27 September 2016
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Paul K
Barnard Castle, UK44 contributions
Feb 2016
Visited Terezin with Pavel.
Whole day was very educational and emotional.
Have we learned from past history?
i don't think so.!
RIP the Persecuted
Whole day was very educational and emotional.
Have we learned from past history?
i don't think so.!
RIP the Persecuted
Written 22 February 2016
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Jemma P
Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom36 contributions
Feb 2015 • Business
All of my lectures were held here whilst taking part in a conference for the Holocaust Education Trust. It is an amazing building with a devastating history, as the whole of Terezin has but this building held something more devastating which was the false hope of survial for many of its prisoners - the Brundibar. On our last evening, in the attic that once hosted the original Brundibar, we had a recreation with one of the original cast members. This is an experience I will never forget and the whole audience was brought to tears when this incredible lady got up and sang about how a mother was ill and needed milk to survive - devastating. If you get the opportunity to watch The Brundibar, please do, it is absolutely heartbreaking. I couldn't help but reflect on he fact that children of the same age of the performers would have been transported to Auchwitz the day after the Nazis had finished duping the red cross visit. Please please please visit.
Written 26 August 2015
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Betsy V
Appleton, WI104 contributions
Visited the museum after first going to the small fortress. Artifacts of life in the Ghetto are well portrayed and preserved. Very interesting information about ghetto artists and how inhabitants used theatre and arts to escape the cruelty of the war and ghetto.
Written 17 December 2014
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