Terezin

By Ruth Thomson

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Theresienstadt (Concentration camp), World War, 1939-1945, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Holocaust, Jewish (1935-1945), Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art, Jews, Concentration camps, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) in art, Personal narratives

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.