Mudr. Artur Pachner and Gabriela Pachnerová - Chrudim, Czech Republic
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Two of the first eleven stolpersteine installed in Chrudim are dedicated to Mudr. Artur Pachner and his wife Gabriela Pachnerova who had lived until their deportation in 1942 on the main square in Chrudim.
Waymark Code: WMWVA2
Location: Pardubický kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/16/2017
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On September 20, 2017 the author of the Stolpersteine project, Gunter Demnig, installed in Chrudim eleven stolpersteine on three places. In front of the houseb Nr. 134 on the main square of the city he laid two stolpersteine dedicated to Mudr. Artur Pachner and his wife Gabriela Pachnerova who had lived until their deportation in the house. Thanks to the school project of the students of a basic school in Stoky near Jihlava, anyone who is interested can find detailed story of the Jewish family who originally lived in Havlíckuv Brod - (
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As for the Artur and his wife I quote from the work:
"Artur Pachner was born on March 24, 1874 in Nemecký Brod. He attended the local high school from 1883 to 1891 and then he studied medicine at Karlove University in Prague. He became a dentist, but also was accredited in other disciplines (general practice, pediatrician, internist and laryngologist). He further broadened his education by studying in Berlin. He was a successful doctor and used many modern methods in his work. He had great understanding of people and served them with great devotion."
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"Artur had intended to open a private dentist's office in Prague, but since this was very expensive, he settled in Chrudim in 1899. During World War I he served as a doctor the military hospital in Vysoké Mýto and reportedly saved many young men from being dragged off to the front lines. In or around the year 1903, Artur married Gabriela Schillerová, born March 13, 1881 in Polná near Jihlavy. Gabriela was called Ella within the family. She reigned in the kitchen, was a skilled cook and would never let anyone else help, not even her own daughter. She had a housekeeper to help her, but she was only allowed to peel the potatoes and wash the dishes. Ella was reportedly uptight and didn't trust people. During their marriage, Artur and Ella only had one daughter, Milada. Their grandson Martin remembers Ella as a loving grandmother who flooded him with presents."
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"Artur and Ella were deported on December 5, 1942 on the CF transport from Pardubice to Terezín. They stayed there for a year. Artur and Ella were both put on the DS transport to Auschwitz on December 18, 1943. Apparently the usual selection wasn't performed with this particular transport. Both ended up in the so-called "family camp" in Birkenau (the Birkenau work camp near Nová Berun), where Czech Jews from Terezín were concentrated as early as September 1943. This camp was intended to play the theater that might be needed in case of Red Cross inspections (similar to what happened in June 1944 in Terezín). The conditions here were somewhat better than in the rest of Auschwitz, although the death rate was enormous nonetheless (illnesses, hunger, exhaustion...).
Artur died, apparently of exhaustion, some time in late January 1944. In March, 1944, nearly all of the September arrivals were gassed in a single night (March 8)—women, men, children; a total of 3,792 people! During the first half of July 1944, this "family camp" was fully liquidated—nearly 6,500 elderly or unhealthy people and children were murdered in the gas chambers and 3,500 work-capable men and women were sent to various places. Ella died in the gas chamber. According to witnesses, she was fairly healthy and strong. Given different circumstances, she would have had a high chance of survival."