The story of Dita Krausová. Dita Krausová, originally named Edith Polachová, was born on July 12, 1929 into a Prague Jewish family. Her mother Elisabeth was a homemaker, father Hanuš was employed as a lawyer at the Social Security Institute, where he represented the interests of workers. Both parents enjoyed attending the opera, playing the […]
Newsletter 2/2024
History around Us
(A series of lectures of the Terezín Memorial‘s Historical Department in the K. H. Mácha Library in Litoměřice) Almost a year ago, the Terezín Memorial approached the Karel Hynek Mácha Library in Litoměřice with a proposal for cooperation. After follow-up meetings, both parties agreed to organize a series of public lectures. Over the next few […]
IWalk for the former Sonderlager Bystřice u Benešova and Postoloprty Labor camp
The Department of Education of the Terezín Memorial, in collaboration with the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive and the Open Eye organization and with financial support of the Foundation for Holocaust Victims, has developed two new educational tours within the IWalk mobile application, for the former Sonderlager Bystřice u Benešova and the Postoloprty Labor […]
Seminars for Teachers in the Terezín Memorial
Three seminars for teachers took place at the Terezín Memorial in the spring of 2024, two of which were attended not only by Czech but also by foreign teachers. The Czech-Polish seminar was held from March 7 to 10, 2024. This was the fifth-level teacher training format focused on teaching about the Holocaust. This seminar, […]
