21/5/23 @ 10:00, 0 National Cemetery at the Small Fortress
A memorial event on the ocassion of the 78th 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 2023
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 - Edita Adlerová
10:43 - 10:46 - Welcoming of guests - Jan Roubínek, director of the Terezín Memorial
10:46 - 10:56 - Main speech - Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic
10:56 - 11:02 - Word of the witness - Ján Hanák, former prisoner of the Terezín ghetto
11:02 - 11:07 - Christian prayer - Monsignor Dominik Cardinal Duka, Archbishop Emeritus of Prague
11:07 - 11:12 - Jewish Prayer - Karol Efraim Sidon, Chief Rabbi of the Land
11:12 - 11:22 - Peallae cantantes Choir
11:22 - 11:25 - The end of the ordeal - Jan Roubínek, director of the Terezín Memorial
11:25 - 11:30 - Removal of the national flag and departure of the Honorary Unit of the Castle Guard
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.