Institut Terezínské iniciativy - Terezín Initiative Institute

What Institut Terezínské iniciativy - Terezín Initiative Institute does

Institut Terezínské iniciativy (Terezín Initiative Institute) is a Czech non-profit public benefit company (obecně prospěšná společnost) headquartered in Prague, founded through the 1993 transformation of the Nadace Terezínská iniciativa foundation established by the international association of former Theresienstadt ghetto prisoners. The institute supports scientific research into modern Czech history, particularly majority-minority relations, and operates the educational portal holocaust.cz, the Database of Holocaust Victims, the Database of Roma Holocaust Victims, and a public professional library holding 6,500+ volumes on Holocaust, WWII, Jewish community history, antisemitism, and racism. Its program portfolio includes the MemoGIS & MemoMAP spatial-history application, traveling exhibitions (Jáchymka, Ztracená paměť?, Anne Franková, MemoMAP), scholarly serial publications (Terezín Memorial Books, Terezín Studies and Documents, Acta Theresiania, monographs), and an annual Jom Ha-Shoah public reading of victims' names held across 21 Czech cities.

Revenue is generated primarily through grants and donations (including the Czech Ministry of Culture, project-specific grants, and online donation platforms Darujme.cz and Givt.cz), supplemented by publication sales (e.g., 349 CZK per copy), fee-based research services per a published price list, and library subscription fees. The go-to-market model is community-led and education-focused: the institute reaches Czech schools (primary audience), teachers, students, academic researchers, the general public, and international partner organizations through seminars, teacher training, public commemoration events, a multilingual website (Czech, English, German), a Facebook page, email newsletters, and partner-curated traveling exhibitions. With 9 employees and no disclosed headcount growth, the institute operates as a small, specialized research-and-education NGO embedded in European Holocaust research infrastructure (EHRI), the Anne Frank Youth Network, and partnerships with Anne Frank House, Centropa, Museum of Romani Culture, ARKS Foundation, the Czech Union of Jewish Youth, the Jewish Museum in Prague, and EPNA.

Name

Institut Terezínské iniciativy - Terezín Initiative Institute

Legal name

Institut Terezínské iniciativy, obecně prospěšná společnost

Website

https://terezinstudies.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Institut Terezínské iniciativy is a Prague-based Czech non-profit that documents Holocaust victims, maintains the holocaust.cz educational portal and a 6,500-volume research library, trains Czech teachers and students, and runs the annual Yom Ha-Shoah commemoration across 21 Czech cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Education and Historical Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Libraries and Archives (519210), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs (EDADALAA), Research & Lab-Based Short-Term Programs (Undergraduate/Graduate) (EDAIAIAF)

Keywords

• Holocaust education
• Historical research services
• Memorial documentation
• Civic education programs
• Academic publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Primary funding through donations and grants from individuals, foundations, and government bodies
2. Publication Sales: Sale of books and publications including monographs, Terezín Memorial Books, and Terezín Studies and Documents
3. Donation Platform: Accepts donations through Darujme.cz and Givt.cz platforms for ongoing operational support
4. Research Services: Provides search services with associated fees as outlined in the research services price list

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The institute is a Czech non-profit public benefit company that supports scientific research into modern history, particularly relations between majority and minority populations in the Czech Republic. It operates the holocaust.cz educational portal, the Database of Holocaust Victims and Database of Roma Holocaust Victims, maintains a professional research library with 6,500+ volumes, publishes scholarly works and monographs, runs educational seminars for teachers and students, and organizes the annual Jom ha-šoa public reading of names of Holocaust victims across 21 Czech cities.

Product overview

Institut Terezínské iniciativy operates as a non-profit organization that evolved from the Terezín Initiative Foundation. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected products and services focused on Holocaust research, education, and remembrance. Core offerings include the educational portal holocaust.cz, the Database of Holocaust Victims, and the Database of Roma Holocaust Victims. The organization maintains a professional library with over 6,500 volumes, publishes scholarly works including Terezín Memorial Books, Terezín Studies and Documents, Acta Theresiania, and monographs. Educational activities encompass seminars for students and teachers, while commemoration programs include the annual Jom ha-šoa public reading of names across multiple Czech cities. The organization also develops digital tools including the MemoGIS & MemoMAP web application for interactive mapping of Holocaust history, and curates exhibitions such as the Jáchymka exhibition, Ztracená paměť?, Anne Frank exhibition, and MemoMAP exhibition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• holocaust.cz: Educational portal focused on Holocaust remembrance, research, and education
• Databáze obětí holocaustu (Database of Holocaust Victims)
• Databáze romských obětí holocaustu (Database of Roma Holocaust Victims)
• Jom ha-Šoa

Products and services

• holocaust.cz Educational Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Yom Ha-Shoah commemoration held annually across 21 cities in Czech Republic
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Terezínská Iniciativa (Terezín Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993Parent organization - international association of former Theresienstadt prisoners. The institute was formed by transformation from the Terezín Initiative Foundation, established in 1993. Maintains close operational connection for Holocaust documentation and memory work.
• EHRI - European Holocaust Research InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in European Holocaust research infrastructure - pan-European collaboration for Holocaust documentation and research.
• Anne Frank HousemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Anne Frank educational programs including youth network and exhibition loan programs. The institute hosts Anne Frank exhibitions and participates in the Anne Frank Youth Network.
• CentropamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner for Holocaust education and documentation, collaborating on summer schools and educational programs.
• Ministry of Culture of the Czech RepublicmajorOthersGovernment funding body providing financial support for commemorative events and projects such as the Lety u Písku memorial.
• ARKS FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Museum of Survivors in Brněnec project - documenting the story of the Löw-Beer family and Jewish workers in the textile factory. Institute is a main project partner.
• Museum of Romani CulturemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Roma Holocaust documentation and commemoration, including support for the Lety u Písku memorial.
• Czech Union of Jewish YouthmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on Yom Ha-Shoah public commemoration events since 2006.
• Jewish Museum in PragueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on Yom Ha-Shoah commemoration events.
• Alpine Peace Crossing (APC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian memorial association focused on Jewish escapes after 1945. Collaboration on remembrance and education about post-war antisemitism and Jewish refugees.
• Mestenhauser Institute for International Collaboration (MIIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on international youth education programs and workshops on Nazi persecution and Holocaust history.
• European Practitioners Network Against Antisemitism (EPNA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network collaboration on antisemitism research, including school surveys conducted in Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Centropa: Centropa is a Vienna/US-based organization preserving Jewish memory across Central Europe through oral history, education, and teacher training. It is a listed partner of the institute and operates adjacent programming on Holocaust education and summer schools.

Emerging players

• Facing History and Ourselves: Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational organization providing Holocaust and human-rights teaching methodology — the institute explicitly uses the "Facing History" method in its Czech teacher training, making it a closely related educational peer.
• European Holocaust Research Infrastructure: EHRI is a pan-European research infrastructure consortium in which the institute is an active partner, focused on making Holocaust-related archives digitally accessible. It is more of an enabling consortium than a direct service provider but defines the ecosystem the institute operates in.

Broad incumbents

• Yad Vashem: Yad Vashem is the world's preeminent Holocaust research, education, and documentation institution, with vastly greater resources and global reach. It overlaps broadly in mission (victim databases, archives, teacher training) and sets the field's standards.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The USHMM is a major federal Holocaust museum with extensive archives, educational programming, and international research initiatives. Comparable in mission but operates at far greater scale and geographic reach than the institute.

Direct peers

• Anne Frank House: Anne Frank House operates a museum, archive, and youth-focused Holocaust education programs in Amsterdam. It is explicitly named as a partner of the Terezín Initiative Institute and shares the same mission of Holocaust education through primary sources and testimony.
• Jewish Museum in Prague: Jewish Museum in Prague is a Czech peer institution preserving Jewish heritage, operating exhibitions, and collaborating with the Terezín Initiative Institute on Yom Ha-Shoah events — directly comparable in geography and mission focus.
• Yahad-In Unum: Yahad-In Unum is an international organization dedicated to Holocaust-era documentation and research, with similar victim-database and testimony-driven work. Its focus on lesser-known Holocaust geographies mirrors the institute's Central European mandate.
• Wiener Holocaust Library: The Wiener Holocaust Library is the UK's oldest Holocaust research and documentation institution, combining a specialist library, archive, and educational programming — directly comparable to the Terezín Initiative Institute's library-plus-education-plus-research model.
• Museum of Romani Culture: Museum of Romani Culture in Brno is a Czech institution focused on Roma history and the Roma Holocaust, including the Lety u Písku memorial. The institute is explicitly listed as a collaboration partner, with overlapping documentation and educational missions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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