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Youth group at an encounter in Davle, near Prague, circa 1939

At the center is Egon Redlich, Head of the ghetto’s Youth Welfare Office, who perished in Auschwitz in 1944.

Educational Center

Educational Center

About the Educational Center

The Educational Center at Beit Theresienstadt holds study days and seminars for school children, soldiers, and adults throughout the year. The programs are adjusted by the age of the participants and they include inquiry-based activities and work with primary historical sources: journals, drawings, and others.

Educational programs

The educational programs address the story of the Theresienstadt ghetto from different points of view, in accordance with the age of the participants and the duration of the study day. Schools can choose from among an array of educational programs and workshops. The story of the ghetto facilitates discussions on many topics, including the role and functioning of the Jewish leadership, children and youth in the ghetto, dilemmas encountered in the daily life of the ghetto’s inmates, spiritual resistance in the ghetto, cultural activities and their significance, and others.

Scheduling study days for groups

To schedule a study day contact us:

To coordinate a study day and for more details, you can leave a message

Educational Center Programs

Educational Center Programs

תכניות חינוכיות לבתי ספר יסודיים

Programs for elementary schools

תכניות חינוכיות לחטיבות ביניים

Programs for junior high schools

תכניות חינוכיות לתיכונים

Programs for high schools

משלחות בני נוער לפולין

Onboarding seminar to Poland delegation

פרויקטים מיוחדים בבית טרזין

Special Projects

Educational Kits

Educational Kits

The Educational Center at Beit Theresienstadt has produced two new educational kits for teachers and counselors:

Whole fragments

A kit intended for high school students, focusing on remembrance of the Holocaust and Israeli society. The kit is based on the writings of Holocaust survivor, journalist, author, and translator Ruth Bondy, and it includes contemporary Israeli artwork as well as ghetto art from the Beit Theresienstadt archive.

Price: 150 NIS

And the boy dreamed of a different world

A kit intended for elementary and junior high students. It centers on the world of children in the Theresienstadt ghetto and is based on works created by children in the ghetto.

Price: 150 NIS