Jan Munk, a former long-time Director of the Terezín Memorial, died of a serious illness on May 12, 2019. Jan Munk stood at the helm of the Terezín Memorial between 1990 and 2017 and proved to be one of the leading lights of the large-scale transformation of the Memorial that got under way after 1989. […]
Events
Remembering Doris Grozdanovičová
A sad piece of news – the passing away of Mrs. Doris Grozdanovičová at the age of 93 – reached us late in the afternoon of August 21, 2019. Doris was born in Jihlava on April 7, 1926; after a time she moved with her family to Brno. During World War II she and her […]
Beit Theresienstadt in Terezín
Very special and welcome visitors stayed in the Terezín Memorial between May 14 and 16, 2018, namely staff and guides of the Israeli memorial Beit Theresienstadt (more about the memorial – Terezín Newsletter No. 1/2018). During their stay in Terezín the employees of our allied institution were introduced to the Terezín Memorial´s activities, plans and […]
Meeting of the European Members of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience in the Terezín Memorial
Between November 17 and 19, 2017 the Terezín Memorial hosted representatives of the European members of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) at a gathering held under the motto: Inspiration for a New Generation. One of the major goals of the Coalition is to involve young people in taking an active part in […]
The Holocaust Remembrance Day in Terezín – Joint Czech-German Act of Commemoration
Attended by officials representing the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, an act of remembrance was held in Terezín on January 24, 2018 to mark the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust and for the Prevention of Crimes against Humanity. The purpose of the Terezín gathering was to hand over […]
