The Maier Family Arks: One House – Twenty Stories

Audio version of the exhibition here https://exhibition.indihu.cz/view/ArchyrodinyMaierovy/start

The exhibition consists of 14 panels measuring 72 x 154 cm. The texts on the panels are in Czech, German, and English. The panels are lightweight, made of Kapa boards in aluminum frames that protect the edges. The panels are designed to be hung on walls or stands. The number of panels can be reduced according to your space, or you can share only the print data. If you are interested in borrowing the exhibition, please contact us at tana.klementova@maierfamily.eu.

The idea to present the stories of the Maier family members who survived the Holocaust came about in 2019 during the launch of the exhibition Interrupted Lives: Seeking Refuge During the Holocaust: The Story of Ruth Maier at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The use of the symbol of the ark in the title of our exhibition refers to situations where, as in the biblical story of Noah, some managed to escape impending destruction. The mosaic of the fates of four generations of this family represents a microcosm of European memory over the last two centuries.
The exhibition begins with a remembrance of Šimon and Jenny Maier (1), who purchased house no. 16 in Žarošice. With the exception of Ludvík Maier, who died in 1933, their children's generation (2-8) fell victim to the Holocaust. The following generation also suffered persecution by the Nazi regime in their youth. The names of half of them, including Ruth Maier, are therefore included in the solemn family list of victims (9-14). We devote the most space to the six survivors (15-20), with their miraculous stories of rescue behind them and the invisible burden of life ahead of them. At the end of the exhibition, we commemorate British journalist Clare Hollingworth, who helped save one of Šimon Maier's grandsons and many other Czech refugees from Nazism.

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