TEREZIN COMMEMORATION CEREMONY 2022

15/5/22 @ 10:00, 0 National Cemetery at the Small Fortress

A memorial event on the ocassion of the 77th anniversary of liberation to commemorate the victims of Nazi persecution

  • beginning at 10 a.m. at the National Cemetery in front of the Small Fortress
  • organizer: Terezín Memorial under the auspices of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic
  • co-organizers: Ústí nad Labem Region, the City of Terezín, the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic and the Terezín Initiative

Terezín Tribulation Program 2022

9.50 - 10.00 - Entry of the Honorary Unit of the Castle Guard and the Central Music of the  Czech Army to the National cemetery

10.00 - 10.40 - Laying wreaths at the National Cemetery

10.40 - 10.43 - Anthem of the Czech Republic - Jana Červinková

10.43 - 10.48 - Welcoming of guests - Jan Roubínek, director of the Terezín Memorial

10.48 - 11.03 - Main speech - Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

11.03 - 11.08 - Word of the witness - Hana Sternlichtová, former prisoner of the Terezín ghetto

11.08 - 11.13 - Christian prayer - mons. Martin Davídek, Vicar General of Litoměřice

11.13 - 11.18 - Jewish Prayer - Karol Efraim Sidon, Chief Rabbi of the Land

11.18 - 11.30 - C. Franck: Panis angelicus, P. Eben: Truvérská mše a moravské lidové - Modrásci Choir + Jana Červinková (soprano)

11.30 - 11.33 - The end of the ordeal - Jan Roubínek, director of the Terezín Memorial

11.33 - 11.38 - Removal of the national flag and departure of the Honorary Unit of the Castle Guard

At 13:00, a concert by the Norwegian singer Bente Kahan will take place in the Wieser House (25 Pražská street, Terezín) in Terezín, with the poems written by the former ghetto prisoner Ilse Weber set to music and the Torah scrolls handed over to our sister organization Beit Terezín in Israel. Due to limited capacity, a reservation is required at svobodova@pamatnik-terezin.cz.

The small fortress will be open to the public from about 10:30, all admission will be free in all buildings of the Terezín Memorial. We cordially invite everyone.

Poster download here