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Testimonies of former inmates of the Gestapo prison in the Small Fortress and the Terezín ghetto.
Worse than the Apocalyps Toman Brod
Toman Brod was born on 18th January 1929 in Prague into the family of a grain wholesaler. His dad, Arnošt, came from Bučice, while his mum Olga, née Picková, was born in...
Born to the Terezín Ghetto
The person who we now wish to introduce is Fedor Gál. Unlike the other life stories, we have brought to you, his begins in Terezín on Mar. 20, 1945. In the ghetto, which during...
An Actress to the Last
It’s not very often that a star of the silver screen leaves as little behind her as did the actress Anna Letenská. And yet her life story would be a great topic for a novel.
Unpredictable and Troublesome
Another personality who was, during the Nazi occupation, an involuntary “guest” of the Small Fortress in Terezín, was Emil František Burian (June 11, 1904, Pilsen...
Gardens of the Terezín Ghetto
I met Judith Rosenzweig in Špindlerův Mlýn, where every year she makes the long journey from Israel to meet her friends from the Terezín ghetto. She told me the story of...
Štěpán Cardinal Trochta
The oldest son of a Wallachian farmer, Štěpán, was born in the village of Francova Lhota on Mar. 26, 1905. He started his studies at the Archbishop Grammar School in...
Terezín Memorial – National Cultural Monument
In the Czech Republic this is the only institution of its kind whose mission is to maintain the memory of the victims of the racial and political persecution in the years of the Nazi...
Trains Heading for the Unknown
Allow me to share with you the life story of a man who began being interested in public matters at a very early age. Considering the time when he began taking his fi rst journalistic steps,...
Music is a Faithful Friend
Every year a group of women, who cannot go unnoticed, meet in Špindlerův Mlýn in the autumn. Although 40 years have passed since their fi rst meeting after the war, you will...
A Few Things that Give You Strength
It may not be necessary to introduce to our older generation, the Chairwoman of the Czech Union of Freedom Fighters (CUFF), Mrs. Anděla Dvořáková. Nevertheless, there are...
