This article is the second part of story originally published in Newsletter 1/2009 which provided a general overview of the health care conditions in the former Gestapo police prison in Terezín. Throughout the period of the prison’s existence, the state of health of the prisoners was adversely affected by the bad living conditions, bad food […]
A retrospective of the Terezín Memorial contests’ award ceremonies
For the 15th annual edition of the literary contest and the 13th annual edition of the art contest held by the Terezín Memorial, the I and the war theme was chosen in order to remind us of the horrors of World War II (this year being the 70th anniversary of its outbreak). The total of […]
Worksheets for school groups – for individual work in the Ghetto Museum exposition
The education department of the Terezín Memorial expands its educational activities beyond the scope of seminars organized for older and younger students. The department aims to make the history of the former Terezín Ghetto and the Ghetto Museum exposition more accessible and bring it to children and young people who visit the museum without taking […]
Worksheet for the Holocaust Denial workshop
Holocaust is undoubtedly one of the mankind’s worst experiences in human history. It might appear impossible at first sight for someone to doubt the horrors of World War II or to dismiss them as inventions. Nevertheless, the voices of Holocaust deniers began to be heard very soon after the end of the war and can […]