Important testimony for the future generations is captured in a new book

28 April 2015 – Places of memory of the nation, the stories of people and places around us – publishing of a book

A guide to the travelling exhibition of the places of memory of the nation maps a period from the emerging conflict until first months after the end of World War II. A unique book, based on a project of the Post Bellum association, comes out on 28 April 2015 – the very day of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Brno.

Its mission is not to become a textbook of our modern history, but to bring an authentic testimony of witnesses. The mouths of survivors, of real people, speak to us of history,  which we have only read about and often were reluctant to believe. The book also shows that some places we pass by every day are not nearly as common and mundane, and some people we meet are often real heroes. Heroes, who already have something to say to the future generations and whose voice should not be overheard.

Post Bellum is a non-profit NGO founded in 2001 by a group of journalists and historians to document the memories of witnesses of important historical phenomena of the 20th century; it tries to make these stories known not only to the general public but also to conserve important testimony for the future generations.

For  the autumn of this year preparing, Jota prepares in collaboration with the Post Bellum organisation a book of authentic stories of survivors of the Second World War entitled "Stories Of The 20th Century".

More on: http://www.jota.cz/opravdove-pribehy/mista-pameti-naroda/
Photo: Places of Memory  – book cover