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The town of Terezin, or Theresienstadt to use it’s German name
was founded in 1780, it lies 30 miles north of Prague. Terezin was never defended or invested and remained for years a moss covered monument to Austria.
In October 1941 at Prague castle, it was decided to move the Jews of the Protehorat into Terezin.
“Transport to the ghetto of Terezin would not require muchtime…two or three trains containing a thousand Jews could be sent every day. ... Fifty or sixty thousand Jews will be comfortably accommodated in Terezin. ... ”
As early as October 1941 then, Terezin’s role had been determined,
The Spa, the Old Folks Home , the camp for priviledged Jews were complete cover up stories. Terezin worked wonderfully well and so swiftly sped up transports east that a planned second ghetto in Moravia was never built.
Terezin suited the Germans-it was a fort that could be easily controlled , it was guarded cheaply and had store houses and admin offices. ...
In the summer of 1942, Terezin had settled into a deadly rhythm…the SS melody being that it was the catch basin for the Final Solution.
Late in 1942, numerous German Jews arrived at Terezin…most were elderly and had been duped into believing they were lucky in being given “accommodation in the ghetto for old persons” . ... Mass annihilation proceeded in the East and by autumn 1942, Terezin had sent 18 000 people to the gas chambers. ... It was at this time too, that the first shipments “east” left Terezin – now every inmate lived in constant terror of being transported. ... It shows the elderly of Terezin foraging for food amid rubbish heaps; in the background, others scramble about on the floor of the hearse for crumbs.
It was in Gross Wannsee in January of 1942 that Heydrich decreed that Terezin would have special status- a camp for the aged, the ill, Jewish Veterans, Jews married to Aryans and other special categories. ...
Also the sickening black humour of the various names that the Nazis gave to Terezin…Theresienbad (Spa Terezin)
Reichsaltersheim (State Home for the Aged)
Judische Selbtsverwaltung (Jewish Self-Administration)
Paradeisghetto …. ...
The Czech Jews accepted the German invitation to Terezin with a sigh of relief and the first work group, The “Aufbaukommando” was quickly organised. It consisted of high-level specialists and young ,strong, skilled men (around 340 in all) They were told that if they worked at Terezin, their families would not go “east”. ...
In the summer of 1943, a trainload of Jewish children arrived at Terezin. ...
Decieving it’s inmates,Terezin also prolonged the deception of many neutrals and many in the West. ...
The International Red Cross was soon to arrive at Terezin to see for themselves how Jews were being treated, another new commandant was determined to pass inspection. ...
“THE INCIDENT OF THE ARTISTS”
A few weeks after the departure of the inspection group, a group of Terezin artists were summoned to the Jewish Council. ... Those works of art that were produced clandestinely and told the truth about Terezin. ... How dare they paint the dreadful truth of Terezin? ...
Compared to the general run of work in Terezin, their duties were light and pleasant. ...
The artists did work secretly to record the truth about Terezin ( the leaders being Haas and Fritta). They were natural leaders in the effort to depict the truth about Terezin, working at night in the barracks, in crowds on small sketch pads. ... There is no that the depiction in this painting gives the impression that Terezin was a happy place to be. ... Haas, Fritta and Ungar must have been hoping that their paintings might reach the International Red Cross to enable exposure of the bitter lie of Terezin. ...
Terezin was propagandized…foreign dignitaries were paraded through the camp to prove that Jews were treated well…. ...
TheGermans were so convinced with the credibility of Terezin that Himmler himself was certain that the world did not believe in Dachau or Auschwitz any more.
Approximate Word count = 3265
Approximate Pages = 13.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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