THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS David Wachter & Sons Je wele Dec Mem. limirit tiemologist, Estate Jewelry Buyers Insurance & Estate Appraisers Award Winning Jewelry Designers different than when they went in," he said. His other notable experi- ence involved his children, Rafi, 9, and Jessica, 11. They have been involved in the project from the first. "They have known Prague as if it was part of their neighborhood," Talisman said. He and his wife took their children to Prague where he met Irma Lauscher, a teacher at Terezin and former secre- tary to the late Leo Baeck. It was Lauscher who tried to provide a semblance of nor- malcy for the death camp chil- dren. Of the 15,000 children who entered Terezin, only 94 survived. More than 77,000 Czech Jews died in the Holocaust. Today, there are an estimated 15,000. Talisman recalled that Mrs. Lauscher was given a tree seedling, smuggled in the boot of a Czech guard, while in the camp in 1943. She gathered the children to celebrate the planting of the tree about the time of Tu B'Shevat. The tree was planted in the ashes next to the Terezin crematorium. Each group of children coming through the camp nurtured the tree, which today is 60 feet high with a 30-foot spread. At the base is a brass plaque which bears the inscription, "As the branches of this tree, so the branches of our people." Mrs. Lauscher insisted that Talisman take his children to the tree, particularly Jessica. He had misgivings. "It is a tough decision for a parent to make," he said, but ultimately he relented. Accompanied by Mrs. Lauscher, the group vis- ited the tree and Mrs. Lauscher gave Jessica a poem to read, translated into English. As Jessica read the poem, Talisman said, Mrs. Lauscher's eyes were "red- rimmed," but she was beam- ing. When Jessica finished reading the poem, Mrs. Lauscher said it had been written by an 11-year-old Jes- sica 40 years before. "I knew that poem would be read again," Mrs. Lauscher said. For Talisman it was a stun- ning experience. "It shows we have survived, but for what? To do what? The choices are ours. We are a people of hope." According to the compilers of The Precious Legacy catalogue, there are many reasons why the Nazis chose Prague as the repository of Jewish plunder. The Czech Jews are the oldest continuing Jewish community in Europe. One of its most notable Continued on next page Downtown Birmingham 5404622 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit 259-6922 , Summer camp for BED ENTERTAINMENT ADS GET RESULTS Call The Jewish News Advertising Dept. 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