Biography Norbert Frýd

the slogan work brings freedom on entrance small fortress of theresienstadt, norbert frýd spent 2 years.

in november 1942, frýd imprisoned in *the ghetto @ theresienstadt, became involved in clandestine cultural life of community. wrote collection of nursery rhymes, abeceda květovaného koně, later , karel reiner rearranged set of children s songs , choruses performed in ghetto. directed play esther (with music reiner). in autumn 1944, transported auschwitz concentration camp, along other artists imprisoned in theresienstadt. @ auschwitz, spent several nights sitting (together thousands of other people) on concrete floor in block e2 , located on site of former roma camp. subsequently, transferred dachau-kaufering. in dachau-kaufering @ end of 1944 , later remembered, when boys on europe – french, dutch, germans, poles, yugoslavs, greeks, czechs , don t know else – began sing internationale in mother languages, together. sound d never heard before. in april 1945, ss starting evacuate camps, managed escape. frýd s father, brother , wife died in concentration camps , appears have been member of family survive holocaust. during immediate postwar period, helped americans interpreter during interrogation of dachau ss guards. returned prague on 22 may 1945, friend karel reiner.

after war, worked journalist , official of czechoslovak communist party. in 1946, changed name frýd. year later, in 1947, became cultural diplomatic attaché in mexico , subsequently served in various diplomatic posts in latin america , u.s. after brief period of employment czechoslovak radio 1951–1953, embarked on career freelance writer. childhood friend, writer lenka reinerová, recalled in interview how had helped when arrested in 1952. remembered him being person protested against arrest communist authorities. know, remembered him cheerful guy playing guitar , singing. taken in transport camps. came dachau, different person. no guitar, no singing. when gave him hand, realized terrible change. had cold moist hands, if touching corpse. suffered depression , anxiety. had cope terrible fear. , yet wasn t scared , went communist department of interior on behalf , said.

from 1951 until 1970s, served delegate unesco.

frýd died in prague in 1976.

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