Young researchers engaged in the educational project “Schoolchild in the War Years”, co-sponsored by the Terezín Memorial, the National Pedagogical Museum and Library of J. A. Comenius, the Terezín Initiative Institute and the National Institute for Further Education, met in Terezín between June 8 and 9, 2016. The aim of this gathering was to acquaint […]
Lost songs in the Magdeburg barracks
In January 2016, the quartet known as Flowered Horse recorded a CD entitled Lost Songs in the premises of the Magdeburg Barracks. This was part of the Humanita project, launched by a secondary school of trade and services in Teplice. The quartet itself is named after the leading song of a prewar program, jointly composed by two […]
Seminar for Polish teachers
A seminar for Polish teachers was under way in the former Magdeburg Barracks in Terezín between June 10 and 12, 2016. Organized by the Terezín Memorial, together with the Polish organizations Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej), the seminar was held for the fourth year running. The key purpose is to familiarize its […]
Lisa Miková: her life story
Lisa Miková was born in 1922 into a Prague family of assimilated Jews. According to her own narrative, even though she visited the synagogue with her mother and her family celebrated some Jewish feasts, during the Christmas holiday they decorated a Christmas tree just as the families of Lisa´s friends. In her childhood, Lisa perceived […]
