Terezin (Theresienstadt) is the name of a former military fortress and garrison town in the north of the Czech Republic. During WWII, the Gestapo used this now-peaceful town as ghetto, concentrating Jews from Czechoslovakia, as well as many from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark. Though it was not an extermination camp, of more than 150,000 Jews who arrived there, about 33,000 died in the ghetto itself, mostly because of the appalling conditions arising out of extreme population density. About 88,000 inhabitants were deported to Auschwitz and other extermination camps. At the end of the war there were 17,247 survivors. Today, a portion of the town is a holocaust museum.

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Several bunkers in the ancient fortifications have been made into
Paintings made by artists in the ghetto: some colorful, some
Terezin prisoners were kept in rustic quarters in most of
Restored bunk room where prisoners slept in cramped quarters three
Bronze plaque memorial to the victims of Nazi cruelty, in
Several bunkers in the ancient fortifications have been made into
The moat surrounding the ancient walls of Terezin.
The moat surrounding the ancient walls of Terezin.
Railway remnant leading to the crematorium.
Paintings made by artists in the ghetto: some colorful, some
Railway remnant leading to the crematorium.
A simple sign for a frightening spectacle with ghastly history.
The crematorium.
Inside the crematorium is a breathtaking experience.
Inside the crematorium is a breathtaking experience.
Adjacent to the crematorium is the large Jewish cemetery.
Adjacent to the crematorium is the large Jewish cemetery.
Memorial stone installed for the visit of Israel’s president in
Town map of Terezin.
The modern town has picturesque gardens.
Residential and commercial buildings surround a square.
Church and residential building on a square.
Life goes on quietly today in Terezin.
Local resident watching the neighborhood.
An elderly resident who does not want to remember the
A local B&B located on the edge of the town
Ancient fortification walls of the town.
Map of Czech Republic showing the location of Terezin.
The Ghetto Museum.
The Ghetto Museum is located in a former school.
Inside the museum are many exhibits about the town’s horrifying
Inside the museum are drawings and descriptions made by prisoners.
Photo of the Majdanck Camp.
Enlarge the photo to see thousands of victims’ names inscribed
Child’s drawing shows a cheerful scene; a few prisoners were

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