Leopold Pachner
Leopold Pachner (b. September 20. 1897) was born to Anna Pachnerová, née Schlesingerová (daughter of Bernard Schlesinger and Josefina Kohnová of Golčův Jeníkov). His father, Adolf, died in 1925. Leopold had a brother who died before the war, and a sister who perished in a concentration camp.
Jaroslav Lustig was born on January 13, 1911 in Lukavec near Pacov, where his father Alois Lustig ran a general store. He was married to Milena Bohumila Lustigová, née Poláčková, daughter of Emanuel Poláček and Marie, née Tellerová (b. January 13, 1910, Pacov). They had a son Jiří born December 3, 1939, in Pelhřimov. They lived in Pacov No. 437.
Jaroslav Lustig
One of the prayer book fragments we found while exploring the synagogue attic in January and March 2019. This page from Genesis, end of chapter 24, includes verses about a new beginning after a period of grief.
Pacov synagogue will be open to public in August. To arrange your visit please call: 00 32 474 307 130.
The synagogue is now owned by the Tikkun Pacov Synagogue Association. After several years we have entered another phase of our efforts, in which we will turn the synagogue into a museum and venue for common-good activities. This year we intend to restore the original entrance, possibly even the original interior layout, and organize a public discussion on the future use of the synagogue.
We have just received the belowmentioned lovely letter with a donation of CZK 200 (ca. US$ 8.5), which along with the forthcoming bicentenary of the Pacov synagogue led us to the following idea: Are there 200 people willing to donate CZK 200 toward the costs of construction work like our graceful correspondent?
Our transparent bank account number is 2701205032/2010. Please do not forget to include the words 200 Campaign as payment description.
Thank you for your help and support.
The iDnes.cz website covers a recent exploration of the synagogue attic undertaken on 21st March, 2019 (in Czech only).
On Wednesday, 19th December 2018, we have successfully reached the goal of the first phase of our fundraising campaign thanks to a subsidy granted by the Pacov municipal government. Private individuals donated CZK 839,000 altogether while the Pacov municipality contributed the final CZK 111,000. Later that day the Tikkun Pacov Synagogue Association became the owner of the synagogue, having transferred the total sum of CZK 950,000 into escrow and signed the contract of purchase. Our ownership was officially entered in the Czech land register on Thursday, 17th January 2019, when we also collected the house key.
The synagogue is now free to be restored in a dignified way worthy of one of the most significant Jewish landmarks in Pacov. We are happy to embark on this journey and hope you will keep us company throughout its course.
Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising campaign and our efforts to save the Pacov synagogue. We wish you as auspicious 2019 as it will surely be for the Pacov synagogue.
You can of course still contribute towards running costs of our association, which is going to manage the synagogue, and first and foremost towards synagogue restoration. Your help is invaluable to us and will be very grateful for any support.
Selected pictures from the quick tour of the synagogue and the following klezmer show are now available via our Facebook profile and Láskomina café Insta account at https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpne3aHBtWN/.
Thank you to all who attended, helped organizing, or otherwise supported our event. Our fundraising drive is now coming to an end and if we manage to collect the necessary CZK 950,000 in our transparent bank account No. 2701205032/2010 by the end of the year the restoration of the Pacov synagogue can start in a few weeks already. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
The public broadcasting service Český rozhlas was there when the recently published autobiography of Hanuš Bader, one of the only Holocaust survivors from Pacov, was launched by his son Stefan. Available here (in Czech only).
Join us for a short tour of the Pacov synagogue on Wednesday 31 October at 7.30pm! The tour will be followed by the Schimmerle Klezmer Kabaret’s live performance in the nearby café Láskomina.
The autobiography of one of the only Holocaust survivors from Pacov is now available in Czech. The author’s son Stefan will launch the book on Friday 12 October at 6pm in Kafe Knihy Jednota in Tábor, and on Saturday 13 October at 3pm in the Pacov public library.
The book will be available during the launch. You can also order your copy from the publisher offering hardbacks as well as ebooks.
