In mid-March 2024, the exhibition Hard Days Followed by Moments of Hope was inaugurated in the lobby of the Small Fortress cinema in the Terezín Memorial. The exposition presents selected objects, artworks and documents created by the inmates of the Terezín Prison in the Small Fortress between 1940 and 1945 during their clandestine cultural, social […]
Remembering Evelina Merová
Evelina Merová was born on December 25, 1930 to Ilse and Emil Landa. Although the Landas had Jewish roots their family was well integrated into the community. During the Nazi occupation, in June 1942, Evelina was deported with her parents to the Terezín Ghetto at the age of twelve. She spent most of her imprisonment […]
New Workshops for School Groups in the Offer of the Department of Education of the Terezín Memorial
Two new workshops have been added to the range of activities for school groups attending educational seminars at the Terezín Memorial. These are, respectively, A Story of Help and a Chapter from the Terezín Ghetto and A Gift for Tommie. The workshop called A Story of Help and a Chapter from the Terezín Ghetto offers […]
International Seminar for Czech Schoolteachers Holocaust in Education at the Terezín Memorial
The Terezín Memorial, working in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, hosted the second-tier seminar for Czech schoolteachers Holocaust in Education in the fall of last year for the 21st time. During the four busy days of the seminar (November 23-26, 2023), teachers had an opportunity to gain […]
