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The Survivors' Museum opens in the former factory where Oskar Schindler saved 1.200 Jews

Wednesday, 21. May 2025 - 10:43

In the east of the Czech Republic, in the village of Brněnec, A former textile factory has been brought back to life with the opening of the Survivors Museum. The museum's opening this weekend coincides with the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. The project was initiated by Daniel Löw-Beer, a descendant of the family that originally founded the brewery in 1854. "We had to flee for our lives; we lost part of our history, so bringing even a little of that history back to the place is what we're doing today," said Löw-Beer.

The museum's facilities include exhibition halls, screening rooms, concert halls, a café, and a glass wall that separates the renovated section from the rest of the still-ruined complex, symbolizing the separation between past and present.

Among the spaces yet to be renovated are Schindler's office, the SS barracks, and the building where Jewish prisoners lived and worked. The museum is not yet regularly open to the public, but instead focuses on educational activities for schools.

Source: 
Aurora
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