The unique remembrance site, created by the former Ghetto inmates in the western section of Poterne III, strongly encourages researchers to engage in closer examination and continued search for its messages. As a result, the site inspired a workshop called Messages from the Past, part of the program offer prepared by the Department of Education […]
From the New Arrivals to the Collections of the Terezín Memorial – a Prison Jacket and an Army Identification Tag
A number of valuable new arrivals have been added to the collections of the Terezín Memorial this year. Some of them have been acquired thanks to a call for salvaging and preserving evidence and traces documenting Nazi persecution, that the Memorial has repeatedly published through its communication channels. Two new collection items are presented here. […]
Seminar for Czech Teachers in the Ravenbrück Memorial and in the Wannsee Conference House
A four-day third-tier teacher-training seminar, held in cooperation with the Terezín Memorial, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, the Ravensbrück Memorial and the Wannsee Conference House, took place in the first week of October 2018. Its participants were acquainted with the educational projects, prepared by the Ravensbrück Memorial and the […]
“Aussie“ and “Tommy“ in the Small Fortress
Fates of Two POWs Imprisoned in Terezín There were more than 200 POWs from Commonwealth countries among the inmates who passed through the Gestapo Police Prison in Terezín during World War II. This subject was discussed in an article called Prisoners of War from the Commonwealth in Terezín published in the Terezín Yearbook No. 45/2017. […]
Beit Theresienstadt in Terezín
Very special and welcome visitors stayed in the Terezín Memorial between May 14 and 16, 2018, namely staff and guides of the Israeli memorial Beit Theresienstadt (more about the memorial – Terezín Newsletter No. 1/2018). During their stay in Terezín the employees of our allied institution were introduced to the Terezín Memorial´s activities, plans and […]
