Entrance to the former Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp in the
Czech Republic. The inscription "PAKETRAUM" (Package Room) and the
number "8" are visible on the wall. Theresienstadt was originally a fortified town,
built by Emperor Joseph II, which was used by the Nazis as a Jewish ghetto and
concentration camp during World War II. It primarily served as a transit camp
for Jews deported to extermination camps such as Auschwitz. Although it was
not a direct extermination camp, 33,818 Jews died there due to the
appalling conditions. Today, it is an important historical site and monument
in the Czech Republic, which can be visited to commemorate its history.