Workshop Art Against Death

On Saturday, 14 September 2024, the Terezín Initiative Institute hosted a workshop "Art Against Death" aimed at teachers and educators. Despite the flood situation, the participants arrived. The workshop was led by Roman Ferstl, Barbora Tocháčková and Dana Gabalová. The program focused on the role of art in Terezín and its importance in strengthening the will to survive the ghetto and concentration camps.

The workshop included a presentation of Bedřich Fritta's work, a lesson on the Terezín Requiem and the cabaret production in the ghetto. There was discussion about how art served as a means of resistance and survival, and how it can be used in education. We welcomed a distinguished guest, Daniela Přikrylová, the daughter of Holocaust survivors whose mother was involved in creating costumes for theatrical performances in Terezín.

The workshop provided participants with new methodologies, educational materials and access to historical sources that they can use in teaching about the Holocaust and human rights.

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