On September 6 and 7, 2025, a seminar took place at the Lidice Memorial and the Terezín Memorial, focusing on the so-called second generation of witnesses—namely, the descendants of individuals who were persecuted by the Nazi regime. This trauma, stemming from persecution, imprisonment, and the loss of loved ones, has been passed down to future […]
Czech-Polish Seminar: Autumn Segment at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
From September 11 to 14, the second part of the Czech-Polish educational seminar took place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim. This event was organized by the Department of Education of the Terezín Memorial in collaboration with the International Center for Auschwitz and Holocaust Education (ICEAH). A group of Czech teachers attended the seminar, […]
Educational Seminar at the Ravensbrück Memorial and the Memorial and Educational Center of the House of the Wannsee Conference
From October 9 to 12, 2025, an educational seminar for Czech teachers was held for the eleventh time at the Ravensbrück Memorial and the Memorial and Educational Center of the House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin. This third-level seminar was staged by the Terezín Memorial in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and […]
One of Many Life Stories – The Story from a Wooden Box
After liberation in 1945, Holocaust survivors sought to return to their homes and rebuild their lives within society. They returned to find their prewar worlds in ruins—few relatives had survived, and many had lost their entire families. In the years that followed, survivors often faced renewed manifestations of anti-Semitism and widespread indifference to their memories […]
