Attended by some of the former inmates of the Nazi persecution facilities and the general public, the traditional Terezín Commemoration proceeded in the National Cemetery in the foreground of the Small Fortress in the morning hours of May 21, 2023. As for the official guests, the rally was attended by Czech President Petr Pavel and […]
The Award Ceremony of the Terezín Memorial´s Art Competitions – Hana Greenfield Memorial 2023
The Terezín Memorial´s 29th literary competition and the 27th art contest – Hana Greenfield Memorial was held under the joint motto “Does the World Want to Be Deceived?” The source of inspiration for this particular topic was the famous Latin saying “Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur” (The World Wants to Be Deceived, So Let It […]
Stanislav Šmolík and a Pocketknife from the Gestapo Prison in Terezín´s Small Fortress
Stanislav Šmolík was born to father Alois and mother Anežka (née Loukotová) in Libušín near Kladno on June 25, 1906. After finishing his school attendance he earned his living as a tinsmith. Already in his youth he came into contact with communist ideas, and in 1925 he joined the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Shortly after […]
Lecture and Guided Tour of the Crematorium in Litoměřice
The crematorium in Litoměřice, part of the branch of the former Flossenbürg concentration camp in World War II, currently administered by the Terezín Memorial, hosted a lecture and a guided tour of this memorial site for the public on April 6, 2023. The main speakers at the event were PhDr. Ivana Rapavá, Ph.D., head of […]
