MILOSLAV KÖNIG – TEREZA MAREČKOVÁ: FREDY

He only has an hour to think and his whole life is running through his head…
The story of Alfred Hirsch, a Jewish athlete, avid scout and Zionist, would provide enough material for a Hollywood movie. In the inhumane conditions of the Terezín ghetto and Auschwitz, he tried to create a safe space for children to play and cooperate, he played theatre and exercised with them. He taught them discipline and hygiene to help them survive. He earned respect even from members of the SS, despite his homosexual orientation, which at that time meant a threat to life. Hirsch’s unexplained death still stirs up speculation. According to testimony, he took an hour to consider whether to lead the revolt at the Auschwitz camp. But he was found unconscious and overdosed on barbiturates…