Mladá Boleslav

Jews from Mladá Boleslav and the surrounding areas were interned at Mladá Boleslav Castle in 1940–1943. The local Jewish religious community was entrusted with organizing the internment. Up until their deportation in January 1943, the internees did all they could to improve their living conditions. They had to leave behind most of their household items and were only allowed to take with them the bare essentials. Several families lived together in each of the cold castle rooms. According to witness testimonies, the internees hung blankets or curtains to create private spaces for each family, and they tried to provide meals for all those who were confined in the castle. The elementary school building in Mladá Boleslav was later used as an assembly point for Jews prior to their deportation to Terezín. The deportees were escorted to the railway station by a unit of the Schutzpolizei (German Security Police).

Two transports (designated by the letters Cl and Cm) were dispatched from Mladá Boleslav to the Terezín ghetto on 13 and 16 January 1943. Only 48 of the 1,043 deportees survived.