Terezin
Subtitle: a story of the Holocaust
By: Ruth Thomson
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749695996
Subjects: Concentration camps; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art; World War, 1939-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in art; Theresienstadt (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1935-1945); Personal narratives; Juvenile literature; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews
Description: Tells the story of Terezín, a small fortress town in the Czech Republic that the Nazis turned into a ghetto, renaming it Theresienstadt. Here, they imprisoned thousands of Jews during the Second World War. Includes first-hand accounts of life in the town, and works of art from some of the artists who were incarcerated there. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Table of contents: title: Terezín: Theresienstadt; title: Hitler and the Jews; title: The Germans invade; title: Deportations; title: Ghetto life; title: Transports; title: The ghetto grows; title: Children; title: Culture; title: Beautification; title: The end of the war; title: Key dates.