Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination camps. From Wikipedia
Friedländer, a Theresienstadt survivor and advocate for remembrance, passed away in Berlin on the day she was set to receive Germany's highest civilian honor.
