In 2023, the Terezín Memorial began focusing in its educational agenda on the “second generation” – the descendants of Shoah survivors. This initiative was spearheaded by Marta Malá, Director of the Endowment Fund for Holocaust Victims and Vice-Chair of the Czech Auschwitz Committee. In addition to the Terezín Memorial, she also engaged the Jewish Museum […]
Events
Terezín Memorial’s Educational Programs at the National Pedagogical Museum and J. A. Comenius Library in Prague
To accompany the exhibition Childhood under the Swastika, currently on display at the National Pedagogical Museum and J. A. Comenius Library in Prague, staff of the Terezín Memorial’s Department of Education have prepared an educational program intended for lower- and upper-secondary school students. The educational course lasts approximately three hours and includes a workshop followed […]
Exhibitions of Award-Winning Works from the 29th and 28th Hana Greenfield Memorial Art Competitions in Prague, Postoloprty, Kolín and Březnice
The artworks produced for each edition of the Terezín Memorial’s art competitions are initially displayed for two months at the Ghetto Museum in Terezín after the award-giving ceremony. Following this period, the artworks are exhibited in various towns and cities throughout the Czech Republic. We are currently focused on placing these exhibitions in the communities […]
Historians from the Terezín Memorial and their Lecture Series in the Litoměřice Library
The series of lectures entitled “History around Us: Repressive Facilities in Terezín and Litoměřice (1940–1945)” (for more details on the first year, see Newsletter 2/2024: History around Us | Newsletter) was very well received by the general public. This positive response led the Terezín Memorial and the Karel Hynek Mácha library in Litoměřice decided to […]
