In order to prevent the works of winners of the Terezín Memorial student contests from gathering dust somewhere in storage, our Education Department prepared a travelling exhibition, in cooperation with partner institutions. The exhibition areas of these institutions usually allow for placement of up to 30 works, and an exhibition lasts a month on average. […]
Seminar for teachers in Israel
On 11 – 22 October 2010, a seminar for teachers took place at the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem, organized by the Terezín Memorial in co-operation with the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the international organization The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research. The seminar was frequented […]
Slowak Jews in the Terezín ghetto
The first wave of transports with Jews from Slovakia took place from March through October 1942. At that time, the public had already heard rumours to the effect that the Jews were being sent to their deaths is gas chambers rather than – unlike what the propaganda said – to work camps. 57 transports were […]
Spiritual life in the Terezín ghetto
One of the things that made Terezín stand out among the ghettoes of Europe was its rich cultural and spiritual activities. The SS commandants however never officially defined the cultural and spiritual life of Terezín by any order or decree. They took different stances on it in different periods, ranging from complete abolishment to times […]
