The end of World War II in 1945 was not the end of suffering for the remaining Jewish population. The Krimml theater hike is a reminder of this, with actors recreating the escape movement of 1947 on the original route. The audience wanders along and learns a lot about the history and the hardships of an escape.
It was a risky hike full of uncertainty and hardship that 8,000 Jewish refugees undertook in the summer of 1947. The Second World War was over, resentment and pogroms remained. The (illegal) escape from Salzburg via Krimml, Tyrol and Italy to Palestine was the only hope for a better life for many people.
“The British and French were against emigration and closed the borders, but the Americans let the refugees go to Salzburg,” says Andreas Kosek, director of the 6th Krimml theater hike, with the actors of the Teatro Caprile re-enacting scenes from the historical exodus the audience gets a more intense feeling for the fears and efforts of the time by wandering along “With the difference that the refugees at the time had poorer shoes and much more luggage,” Kosek says.
From Krimml, the mountain guide or narrator and the theater people go on a day hike first in the direction of the waterfalls – to avoid the streams of tourists on the old Tauernweg. The eyes are closed briefly to imagine the night hike next to the roaring water. Felt history.
Dates: 25./27. June, 2/3/4 July.