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Hi. I wanted to let you know about a story we’re going to be running on “60 MINUTES” this coming Sunday, Feb. 25 (7PM ET/PT on CBS) that I thought you’d be interested in. It’s about the Theresienstadt concentration camp which, as you know, the Nazi’s briefly turned into a model town to try and convince the world that stories that they were exterminating Jews were untrue. Central to the deception was the performance of a children’s opera called “Brundibar” that actually mocked the Nazis. The opera survived the war, as did a few members of its cast, and CBS News’ Bob Simon recently met with the group at their yearly reunion in the Czech Republic.
It’s an amazing tale of both hardship and survival, and as with our December piece on the Bad Arolsen archive, we’re trying to get word out to people who have a special interest in this subject. The response to the Bad Arolsen piece was incredible (we are still getting calls and emails), and though this is a much different type of story, we hope you would again consider sending out something to your listserve and/or posting something on your website. As before, further information will also be available on our website which you’re welcome to link to from yours.
If you're interested, watch this story and post an analytical comment about your reactions here.
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It was terrible that the Red Cross just assumed that everything was perfect, just as the Nazis portrayed it. I don't know if they chose to ignore the problem at hand - but it was horrifying to see they did not ask a single prisoner anything and left only after one day.
i think that the germans let the red cross see the play because they were flaunting what was really going on right in front of them and they had no idea (the bad guy with the mustache,(sp?) etc...) i dont understand why the RC didnt visit other locations.. did they not know about multiple camps?
I had never heard of that camp or what went on in it. It just seemed so random that amongst all of the heartache that these people were still allowed to celebrate their ideals through music. I think the Red Cross bought the whole skit because people see what they want to see, some times on purpose and sometimes through their own subconscience. Acknowledging the inhumanity would have meant that they would have to address it, and I don't think they would have known how. Anyway, it was one of the more poignient stories that I have heard in awhile.
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