on October 23 and November 6, 2025.
The publication "KZ-Dachau Prisoner Number 14354" is now available in German.
Available at:

• Tyrolia Bookstore, Maria-Theresien-Straße, Innsbruck
• Riepenhausen Bookstore, Hall in Tirol
• The Parish Office (Pfarre), Hall in Tirol
• Online from: Tyrolia Verlag

Please note: An English edition of this book is not yet available.

My sincere gratitude goes to everyone who accepted my invitation to the book presentation on November 6th. I am absolutely delighted that the evening was once again completely sold out and that we were able to come together in such an appreciative atmosphere. A special thank you goes to Martin Sailer and City Councillor Christoph Sailer for the sensitive reading from the book, as well as to Dahlia and Gregor from the Musikschule Hall for the wonderful musical accompaniment. I would also like to express my particular thanks to Dean Dr. Jakob Patsch for the invitation and the warm welcome. I felt particularly honored by the presence of our distinguished guests: University Professor Dr. Christian Kanzian from the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck accompanied by his wife, Mr. Günther G. Wiehl-Volgger, MBA, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Austria (retired), accompanied by his wife and Dean Dr. Jakob Patsch. Your attendance was a great honor for me. Last but not least, I thank the numerous visitors whose lively participation made this evening such a vibrant and unforgettable event.

"Heartfelt thanks for the overwhelming response to my book presentation! The evening was completely sold out, and we unfortunately had to turn visitors away.
My special appreciation goes to our distinguished guests:
​Mayor Dr. Christian Margreiter, City Office Director Dr. Bernhard Knapp, City Councillor Barbara Schramm Skoficz (Greens), Dean Dr. Jakob Patsch, Professor Emeritus Dr. Ingo Schneider, and Architect Graduate Engineer Dr. Markus Illmer. Furthermore, I would like to thank Principal OSTR Karin Pammer, Franciscan Father Pascal Hollaus OFM, and Mrs. Mag. Silvia Zust with the matriculation class from the Franziskanergymnasium in Hall in Tirol.
A sincere thank you also to Martin Sailer for the captivating reading from the book, and to City Councillor Christoph Sailer for his support. My thanks also go to Dahlia and Gregor from the Musikschule Hall for the wonderful musical accompaniment.
I am especially grateful to Dean Dr. Jakob Patsch for the kind invitation and the very warm welcome.
Thank you all for your support and for this unforgettable evening!"

Photo: Book covering. Held in: private collections Walder Hall in Tyrol.

HALL. On Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 7:00 PM, a book presentation will take place at the former Schneiderkapelle (WIDER.STAND, Franz Reinisch Platz 1). Admission is free, but space is limited.
The focus of the evening will be the newly published book *“KZ-Dachau Prisoner Number 14354”* by Elisabeth Walder, which preserves for posterity the shocking contemporary document of Hall NS resistance fighter and jurist Dr. Ernst Verdross (1892–1963).

In 1938, the regime-critical Verdross was deported to the Dachau concentration camp, where he was assigned prisoner number 14354. Immediately after liberation in 1945, he wrote the “KZ-Dachau Protocol” – a brutally honest reckoning with the reality of the camp, which specifically urges young people to critically engage with the history of National Socialism. His legacy is the urgent warning: “Such atrocities must never happen again.”
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The protocol, a central source for Hall's local and resistance history, came into the editor's possession by chance after a lecture and was entrusted to her by the Verdross family for academic processing. The book now published makes this important document of remembrance culture accessible to a broad public for the first time.

WIDER.STAND (former Schneiderkapelle)
Franz Reinisch Platz 1
6060 Hall in Tyrol

Michael Domanig. November 4, 2025. "The horrors of daily life in the camp" held in: Tiroler Tageszeitung. Online, https://www.tt.com/artikel/30920807/die-schrecken-des-lageralltags-kz-aufzeichnungen-von-ernst-verdross-aus-hall-veroeffentlicht (Access: November 12, 2025.

Stadtzeitung (newspaper of the city of Hall in Tyrol). Nr. 38, October 30, 2025, p. 2. (Mister Christoph and Martin Sailer and the Author Elisabeth Walder)