Translated by Daniela Hogan and Dr Eva Horn
Edited by Lois Goldrich and Rhonda Roth
It is not easy to say when, and from where, the first Jews came to Pacov; and I regret the lack of information that would shed light on the hidden past. However, it is certain that Jews lived in Pacov years before we can see actual evidence of their presence there.
Nelly Prezma née Guttmannová (90) recalls her childhood in Pacov before World War II, the transportation of the local Jewish residents to concentration camps, and her return to Czechoslovakia after the war. The interview was conducted by Eva Sobotka in Israel where Ms Prezmah lives since 1948.
Also published by the Z mého kraje monthly in May 2017, and in an abridged form by the Pelhřimovský deník daily on January 27, 2017 (both Czech only). Continue reading
On January 13, 2017, the local daily newspaper Pelhřimovský deník published an article about Ms Nelly Prezma née Guttmann. A holocaust survivor, the daughter of the last Pacov rabbi was among the residents transported to Theresienstadt concentration camp in November 1942. Available here (Czech only).