Presentation of the book Thirteen Dreams of Freedom
Feb 25, 2025 - 17:00
| event type: | Community |
| místo: | Goose on a String Theatre, Zelný trh 9, provázek.studio |
The fact that the shape and history of Brno has been formed by Germans, Czechs and Jews together for centuries can be found in almost every book about the city. Almost everyone knows that Jewish entrepreneurs were at the height of Moravian Manchester's glory, the whole world knows the famous Villa Tugendhat and many at least have an idea of how tragically centuries of coexistence ended. However, the entire history of the flourishing Jewish community in Brno is not very well known. A new book by historian Michal Konečný provides an insight into the lives of personalities such as the self-proclaimed Messiah Jakob Frank, the passionate lover of freedom Mojses Dobruschka, Rabbi Baruch Jakob Placzek, doctor Richard Werner, writer Ernst Weiss, comedian Fritz Grünbaum, activist Nora Lustigová, the infamous politician Otto Šling or the post-war rabbi Richard Feder, renowned for his courage, wisdom and kindness.