I was born in 1950. My mother, known throughout her life as Anka (Anna Hyndráková — editor’s note), was only twenty-one at the time, and just five years had passed since the end of the war. Four years later, my brother was born. We have always been very close. He and his family now live […]
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How I Have Discovered Myself…
The life story of František Frank Frištenský is introduced as part of the presentation of the second generation of Holocaust survivors who participate in discussions with young people and teachers at the Terezín Memorial. In early autumn 1978, Washington, D.C. experienced hot and humid weather, which I struggled to adjust to for a long time. […]
Reflections on War and Postwar Experiences…
Tired JoyMichal Flach So I have survived Out of my big heavy eyesI’m looking at the worldAnd my heart is heavy Hunger still sucks my strengthMy bones still hurt from yesterday’s blows So I have survivedSurvived? I look backAnd someone gives out milkAnd someone hands a towelAnd no one’s beating me if I can’t get […]
The life-story of Zuzana Peterová
Cooperation of the Terezín Memorial’s Department of Education with the So-Called Second-Generation Holocaust Survivors The life-story of Zuzana Peterová In 2023, the Department of Education of the Terezín Memorial commenced its collaboration with second-generation witnesses, who are the descendants of Holocaust survivors born after the war and who were not directly exposed to the traumatic […]
