Terezin, Czech Republic

Terezin, Czech Republic

To get a better understanding of the suffering that individuals experienced during the Holocaust, I visited a Holding Camp in Terezin, Czech Republic.  Although we were told during the tour that executions were not performed at this camp which makes it a holding camp, individuals were starved to death by being served only coffee everyday and a piece a bread every few days.  I traveled to the Holding Camp on a wet, muddy and cold day which gave me a true sense of how unbearable it was be there.  This camp has not been touched since World World II so it really opens your eyes to the effects of the Holocaust.  Most web sites will refer to the camp as a concentration camp, but it was considered a holding camp.  Additional information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_camp_terezin.