Tag: January 30 at 6 pm

Letter to Alexander

Letter to Alexander 30 January at 6 p.m. An evening dedicated to Renata Laxová, a doctor, scientist and university lecturer in the field of child genetics, who is this year awarded the Brno City Prize in memoriam in the field of "merit for freedom and democracy". Renata Laxová came from a Jewish family from Brno. She was one of the so-called Winton children. After seven years in England, she returned to Czechoslovakia to live with her parents, who also survived the Holocaust. After studying medicine, she specialized in pediatrics and medical genetics. She emigrated in 1968 with her vet husband and two daughters. They lived in England for several years, then left for the United States in 1975. She lived in Madison, Wisconsin, where the local university became her home, almost until her death. Throughout her life, she felt a moral obligation to speak about the Holocaust to younger generations, and she lectured on the subject in American high schools and colleges. She retold her life story in her book Letter to Alexander, which she wrote for her grandson in 2001. The discussion with Anita Laxová, the daughter of Renata Laxová, who is coming to Brno to receive the award, will feature excerpts from the memoir and interviews with her mother.