Last year, the town of Třešt' together with historian Vojtěch Kyncl embarked on the project Neighbours at War. The result is an educational trail through the town, a museum and exhibition in the Prison Yard behind the town hall and, above all, a new book. It provides a detailed look at what it was like to live in a small town where
where Czech, German and Jewish destinies have been intertwined for centuries and where war events and ideologies have managed to shatter this delicate balance within a few years. It shows how neighbourly relations were transformed under the pressure of the Nazi occupation, the displacement and liquidation of the Jewish community, the collaboration with the occupying power and the domestic resistance. It culminates in May 1945, when the town became the scene of a massacre of civilians and subsequent retaliation against the German population. During the evening, not only will a unique project be presented in
Třešt', but the debate will also touch upon the topic of the creation of memorials and their contemporary acceptance in Czech, and by extension Central European, society, and the search for new personal testimonies and archival sources. Come and enjoy
to talk about the joys and sorrows of the historian's journey of discovery directly with the author of the project, Vojtěch Kyncl, who accepted our invitation. Admission is voluntary.