Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky

Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky

***FILE PHOTO*** Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky, poses with a photo of her husband, on November 10, 1993, in Prague, Czech Republic. She wrote the book Report On My Husband. Her Husband, Rudolf Slansky, was born in 1901, his origin was jewish, his whole family was killed in concentration camps. He survived WWII in Moscow, his brother Richard survived in London. Rudolf's daughter Nadezda was kidnapped in Moscow in 1943, he has never seen her again. After WWII in 1946 he became secretary-general of the Czechoslovak communist party (KSC), he stayed in this function untill 1951. By the end of 1951 within the communist party started a big trial against so-called enemies within the party. Slansky was named as a main character of the conspiracy. The whole campaign was distinctively Anti-semitic. Slansky was arrested on November 23, 1951, after several hearings he attempted in the prison to commit suicide. Carefully fabricated trial against seditious conspiracy started on November 20, 1952 and after one-week proceedings the judge pronounced a verdict. Rudolf Slansky was one amongst 11 people sentenced to death, he was executed on December 3, 1952. (CTK Photo/Stanislav Peska)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000264796
  • Registered date
  • 1993/11/10 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • CTK / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • CTK
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  • 4753 × 7100 pixel
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  • 300 dpi
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