Now watch a clip of testimony of Edgar Tressler, the son of a then-famous musician and theater artist.
Brief biography of the witness
Edgar Tressler was born in 1927 in Strakonice, grew up in Most and later in Teplice. His father worked in local theaters, was a professor of music and composition, pianist, and conductor.
After the occupation of the border region, he fled with his family to the interior, but they were unable to emigrate. Edgar, called Eda, was deported to the ghetto in Terezín and from there to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He was selected for slave labor and went through the Blechhammer, Buchenwald and Gross Rosen concentration camps.
The interview was recorded on October 31, 1996 in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A.
Why do you think Edgar's family had to flee Ústí so quickly?