She was born in Kolin on 3rd November 1926 and along with her elder sister Irena she grew up in a Czech patriotic family. Neither German occupation nor establishment of anti-Jewish actions made her parents think of emigration. Then Terezín came. Hana got to the ghetto with her extended family by Kolín transport AAd on 13th […]
Historical articles
Fates of Birkenau Boys
Jiri Diamant was deported to the Terezin ghetto by transport Ad from Brno on 23rd March 1942 together with his parents and a younger brother. He stayed at the boys’ Heim L 417 for many months, then he and his family were sent to the family camp in Birkenau in December 1943 (for details see […]
70 years since the arrival of first transports from Germany and Austria to the Terezin ghetto
“On 2nd June 1942, 50 people arrived in the Terezin ghetto by transport I/1 from Berlin.” In such a curt way did so far only Protectorate prisoners (from Bohemia and Moravia) learn about the arrival of the first German speaking Jews from the daily command of 3rd June. Those transports were specific. Last groups of original […]
Heydrichiade and Terezin Repressive Facilities
This year it is already 70 years since Reinhard Heydrich was assassinated. The situation that occurred in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia afterwards had an impact also on life in the Terezin ghetto and Gestapo police prison in the Small Fortress. On 28th May 1942, martial law was declared in the Protectorate, which allowed […]
