The other day we watched a documentary called " Defiant Requiem" by Maestro Sidlin in one of my classes. To be honest with you this movie reminded me a bit of that movie "The Pianist". I suppose they are almost alike, same time period, same war, same victims. This movie tells the story of the prisoners of the concentration camp Terezin. Terezin is in the Czech Republic and was considered the holding center of the camps. Prisoners went to Terezin before they were sent to death camps such as Auschwitaz-Birkenau in Poland. In Terezin art thrived, the captives put on plays, concerts, shows, they did art work. They even had programs made for the ongoing events. The documentary had survivors of the camp speak about their memories and one man said that life at Terezin was much like life at college, Jews could attend several different kinds of educational lectures, watch shows and programs, or even be a part of the shows and programs. The concentration camp, even had a "secret room" used for
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The Jews cleaned up the camp, had soccer games be played,and even had kids playing on a playground but it was all for show. Music composer Rafael Schachte even put on a show. After months of serious secret practices his work was ready to be preformed. Little did his audience know it was a message of defiance, it was him telling his captors that they will pay for what they did and what they are currently doing. It was such a powerful message it is still being heard to this day. The Red Cross was filming them, after the filming ended, and the Red Cross left pleased with what they experienced, camp life became unpleasant fast. Thousands of people everyday were getting picked to go to another camp, a death camp. Over 88,000 people went sent to death camps, 15,000 of them were
The Jews cleaned up the camp, had soccer games be played,and even had kids playing on a playground but it was all for show. Music composer Rafael Schachte even put on a show. After months of serious secret practices his work was ready to be preformed. Little did his audience know it was a message of defiance, it was him telling his captors that they will pay for what they did and what they are currently doing. It was such a powerful message it is still being heard to this day. The Red Cross was filming them, after the filming ended, and the Red Cross left pleased with what they experienced, camp life became unpleasant fast. Thousands of people everyday were getting picked to go to another camp, a death camp. Over 88,000 people went sent to death camps, 15,000 of them were