Bohumila Havránková, née Picková, was born into a Czech-speaking family in Liberec on November 17, 1927. Her mother, a trained dressmaker, stayed at home, while her father was a retail and wholesale trader in textile. While mother was a non-practicing Catholic, father – as a member of the Jewish community –had both his daughters entered, […]
Historical articles
TEREZÍN GHETTO 1941 – 1945.
EVIDENCE AND TRACES
Documentation on the Extant Traces from the Time of the Ghetto in the Topography of Today´s Terezín To date, the history of the Terezín Ghetto (1941 – 1945) has been examined and traced in many extensive studies, and yet the general public is still quite unaware of the fact that the entire town of Terezín […]
“Aussie“ and “Tommy“ in the Small Fortress
Fates of Two POWs Imprisoned in Terezín There were more than 200 POWs from Commonwealth countries among the inmates who passed through the Gestapo Police Prison in Terezín during World War II. This subject was discussed in an article called Prisoners of War from the Commonwealth in Terezín published in the Terezín Yearbook No. 45/2017. […]
Ilse Weber and Her Legacy
Ilse Weber´s correspondence, written during the 1930s and 40s, was published as a book in 2012. These are primarily letters sent by Ilse to Britain, to her best friend Lilian von Löwenadler, daughter of a Swedish diplomat, and later also to her son Hanuš. The letters are very open and sincere: readers will learn many […]
Beit Terezin – A Unique Memorial in Israel
Even though the foundation stone to Beit Terezin (also known as Beit Theresienstadt) had been laid already in the late 1960s, the State of Israel officially recognized it as a Holocaust museum (only the third in the country!) as late as in 2011. The reasons are evident. In a way, Beit Terezin had to carve […]
