Miloš Bondy: What the Smoke Blew Away, or How I Survived the Holocaust
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: April 12, 2017, 19:00 – 21:00
Today aged 93, doctor Miloš Bondy came from a Prague Jewish family. In WWII he was sent with his whole family on a transport to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps, where both his parents perished. Miloš Bondy survived selection for the gas chambers, monstrous medical experiments and spells at other camps (Sachsenhausen, Ohrdruf and Buchenwald). Following a death march he was liberated at Eisenach in Germany.
Now his memoirs are coming in book form as Co odvál dým (What the Smoke Blew Away), the story of a man who was not broken by even the cruellest conditions. The author captures a great many specific details regarding the workings of the camps, the stories of a number of fellow prisoners and camp hierarchy. He presents his testimony in an original, vibrant and in places unexpectedly humorous manner.
Appearing alongside Miloš Bondy will be documentary maker Olga Sommerová, publisher Aleš Lederer and literary editor Petra Švehlová.
Denisa Novotná will host the gathering.
In cooperation with the PROSTOR publishing house.