Terezin: Children of the Holocaust

For 50 years Terezin: Children of the Holocaust has been performed live, as a stage play, for schools and audiences locally and around the world. The first-ever filmed production of the play premiered virtually on Saturday, February 6th at a time when its message has never been so necessary or relevant. Terezin follows a day and night in the lives of six children held at Camp Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic. The camp, also known as Terezin, imprisoned thousands of European Jews, including over 15,000 children, less than 150 of whom survived. While the play takes place during the Holocaust, it teaches audiences about the consequences of hate and discrimination in our everyday lives, the need for greater social responsibility, the power of every individual voice in standing up to hate, and the inherent childhood capacity for hope.