Several years ago, the Terezin Memorial opened to the public a prayer room from the ghetto times at 17 Dlouha Street in Terezin. In the attic above the prayer room, remains of a “closet”, small dormitories were discovered.Closets served as a kind of emergency accommodation for Terezin ghetto prisoners. They were made on the lofts […]
Activities and Exhibitions of Terezin Memorial in Third Quarter of 2012
4th September 2012 – 20th January 2013 – Exhibition: Posters of Terezin Memorial to the 65th anniversary of its establishment (continuation), documentary exhibition, foyer of the Small Fortress cinema 9th September 2012 – Kever Avot Remembrance Ceremony at Jewish cemetery, at 11 o’clock at the Jewish cemetery crematorium.
Chronology of Terezin Memorial Development
In May 2012 we are going to commemorate already the 65th anniversary of the Terezin Memorial’s establishment. Let us view the chain of events attached to this important institution. 6th May 1947 The Czechoslovak government established the Memorial of National Suffering in the premises of the Small Fortress. One year before, the tradition of May […]
The life story of a young painter from the Terezin ghetto…
Helga Weissova – Hošková (born 1929) In 1939, when the Protectorate was established and the persecution of the Jewish population in it started, Helga was 10 years old. She got gradually more and more affected by various anti-Jewish measures. In December 1941 she and her parents were put on the transport marked with the letter […]
