In Hagibor, the only place where Jewish children could play; left Petr Poláček, right Kittinka (died during the war), next to her Pavel Pick, Hagibor, Prague, 1939
In Hagibor, the only place where Jewish children could play; left Petr Poláček, right Kittinka (died during the war), next to her Pavel Pick, Hagibor, Prague, 1939
Scouts' summer camp in the vicinity of Vojslavice, 1945, the first scout camp where František Vondráček (kneeling) participated. "For the tents, we used tarpaulins left behind by the German army," František recalled.
Scouts' summer camp in the vicinity of Vojslavice, 1945, the first scout camp where František Vondráček (kneeling) participated. "For the tents, we used tarpaulins left behind by the German army," František recalled.
František's mom, Eliška Vondráčková, née Maršíková, (fourth from right) during her apprenticeship with Marie Šelepová, ladies' dressmaker in Humpolec, in today's Jihlavská Street.
František's mom, Eliška Vondráčková, née Maršíková, (fourth from right) during her apprenticeship with Marie Šelepová, ladies' dressmaker in Humpolec, in today's Jihlavská Street.
Far left, Jan Zábrana who later became a writer and a translator, far right, František Vondráček. The girl in a cap is Věra Metzlová, who later perished in a concentration camp.
Far left, Jan Zábrana who later became a writer and a translator, far right, František Vondráček. The girl in a cap is Věra Metzlová, who later perished in a concentration camp.
School photograph of the 4th class, 1941. František Vondráček (top row, fourth from left) attended the school with Jan Zábrana (bottom row, centre), who was to become a renowned author and translator.
School photograph of the 4th class, 1941. František Vondráček (top row, fourth from left) attended the school with Jan Zábrana (bottom row, centre), who was to become a renowned author and translator.
Olive Baden-Powell, wife of the scout movement founder, is meeting the scouts in Německý Brod (today's Havlíčkův Brod). Witness' brother Zdeněk Vondráček (nicknamed Akéla) was present at the meeting, he is one of the boys in the back rows.
Olive Baden-Powell, wife of the scout movement founder, is meeting the scouts in Německý Brod (today's Havlíčkův Brod). Witness' brother Zdeněk Vondráček (nicknamed Akéla) was present at the meeting, he is one of the boys in the back rows.