Hana Reinerová, an accomplished translator from Bulgarian into Czech, whose birth centenary was marked on April 19, 2021, figured among the outstanding personalities of the Czech cultural community who had passed through the wartime Terezín Ghetto. She was born in Benešov near Prague as Hana Steinerová, but her family had lived in Bulgaria since the […]
Historical articles
History of the house No. 145 in Terezín
(When the Documents talk…) Thanks to the preserved sources on its construction, on previous owners, its intended or actual use, every house in Terezín, whether built for military or civilian purposes, could serve as a piece into the mosaic of the town´s history. Take, for instance, the diverse and exceptionally rich file of documents relating […]
Irma Lauscherová – continued from No. 4/2020
After the liberation Irma and her daughter stayed in Terezín until the end of the quarantine; meanwhile father Jiří had left for Prague in the first days of freedom to prepare a necessary background for his family. Irma with small Míša then spent just a short time in Prague before Míša left for a sanatorium […]
Irma Lauscherová
Irma Lauscherová, the first-born child of Růžena and Jaroslav Kohn, was born on May 2, 1904 at Heřmanův Městec, a town known for its prominent and large Jewish religious community. Her father Jaroslav owned one of the town´s footwear factories. Five years later, another member, Irma´s brother Georg, was born to the family that lived in […]
