Josef Lustig
Josef Lustig (born January 11, 1911 in Prague , Austria-Hungary ; died January 28, 1944 in the Theresienstadt ghetto ) was a Czech employee and author of plays during his time in the camp .
Life
Little is known about Lustig's life before the Nazi persecution since 1939; as a document from 1940 reveals, he probably worked as a simple clerk in a department store or shop. The Czech Jew tried too late to flee his homeland, which had been occupied and de facto annexed by German troops since March 1939: In July 1940, Josef Lustig applied for permission to emigrate to Shanghai , at that time one of the last ways to escape the Nazis' grasp. Obviously, his plan failed. On May 15, 1942, he was deported from his hometown of Prague with Transport Au 1, No. 973 to the nearby Jewish ghetto of Theresienstadt, where Lustig now knew how to develop his artistic skills. On site he wrote the satirical plays “ Prinz Bettliegend ” and “ Ben Akiba has lied ”, inspired by the terrible realities that prevail in the ghetto. Josef Lustig died in Theresienstadt in early 1944, shortly after his 33rd birthday.
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Lustig in holocaust.cz
- ↑ The Czech term "skladník" is used
Web links
- Josef Lustig on holocaust.cz
literature
- Kay Less : Between the stage and the barracks. Lexicon of persecuted theater, film and music artists from 1933 to 1945 . With a foreword by Paul Spiegel . Metropol, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938690-10-9 , p. 401.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Funny, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech stage actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1944 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt ghetto |