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This year's Yom HaShoah also includes the exhibition MemoMap: the History of the Holocaust in Prague. It will be on display in the outdoor spaces of the Klementinum from Monday, May 6 (Yom HaShoah), until Sunday, May 19, 2024.
In 16 panels, the exhibition shows how the space of Prague was reduced, for those who were identified as Jews, in response to the Protectorate's issuance of anti-Jewish decrees. The orders and regulations led to the creation of invisible barriers that prevented contact between Jewish and non-Jewish residents of Prague even before Jews were called to transports and deported to concentration camps.
On Tuesday, the director of the Terezín Initiative Institute, Tomáš Kraus, accompanied German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on his walk through Prague. The topics of the cordial conversation included the past and present of the Czech Jewish community, the literary legacy of Franz Kafka, the Musica Non Grata project and, last but not least, the activities of the ITI.
You are cordially invited to the public reading of the names of Holocaust victims on Yom HaShoah 2024, which will take place this year on May 6. Come together to remember those whose lives were tragically cut short during the Holocaust. The event will be held in various cities, so check the attached poster for times and locations. Take a moment to reflect and remember the victims. We would be delighted if you could join us.
It includes an invitation to Yom HaShoah in Prague and other cities in the Czech Republic, an article on the 30th anniversary of ITI and information about our many activities:
- Commemoration at Auschwitz-Birkenau
- The MemoMap exhibition: History of the Holocaust in Prague
- International cooperation
- Anne Frank Youth Network
- MemoGIS Workshop
- Austrian Traces in Terezín
This year's 19th annual public reading of the names of Holocaust victims, "Yom HaShoah", will take place on 6 May 2024. The names of victims of Nazi persecution will be read in 31 cities across the Czech Republic, commemorating the fate of those who were murdered during the Second World War.
About a month ago, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Terezín Initiative Institute at the invitation of Austrian Ambassador Bettina Kirnbauer. Till Janzer from Radio Prague International also reported on the event. You can read or listen to the article under the following link (only in German).
We would like to invite you to an educational workshop called "Art Against Death", which we are organizing. This workshop will take place on April 13, 2024 from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm in Prague.