Jindřich Karpíšek was born in Jičín on May 31, 1905. He attended primary and junior secondary school in the town, after which he graduated from the teacher training institute. In 1925, he began his military service in Turnov and graduated from the school for reserve officers in Josefov. He subsequently had teaching jobs in a […]
Historical articles
Louise Hermanová – Educator from the Terezín Ghetto
Louise Hermanová, born Louise Freund on May 8, 1916, came from a Jewish family in Svitavy. Louise’s father was a shopkeeper. When she was only two years old, her mother died of the Spanish flu. Louise and her brother Arnošt, who was five years older, were then in the care of a Jewish governess for […]
The Princess with a Golden Star
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 […]
František Mořic Nágl – Chronicler of the Terezín Ghetto
(28. 5. 1889 – 28. 10. 1944) Walking through the first floor of the Magdeburg Barracks, the section housing the Terezín Memorial’s exhibition dedicated to the fine arts created in the Terezín Ghetto between 1941 and 1945, visitors will hardly miss a set of colorful pictures capturing the Terezín Ghetto barracks and dormitories. Thanks to […]
