KALVARIE CESKÉHO NÁRODA: MALÁ PEVNOST TEREZÍN by Dubenský, F. K - 1946

Bohusovice N. O. Výbor Pro Smutecní Oslavy Litomerice Lovosice. 1946. Paperback. Holo16, 215 . Original colorful decorated wrappers, 8vo. [39] pages, with illustrations throughout. In Czech. Other Titles: “Terezín. ” Includes 32 photagraphs total, from immediately after liberation showing the bodies, the suffering endured, the post-liberation burials and burial ceremonies, and the Nazi officials responsible. “Terezin was a concentration camp 30 miles north of Prague in the Czech Republic during the World War II. It was originally a holiday resort reserved for Czech nobility. Terezín is contained within the walls of the famed fortress Theresienstadt, which was created by Emperor Joseph II of Austria in the late 18th century and named in honor of his mother, Empress Maria Theresa. By 1940 Nazi Germany had assigned the Gestapo to turn Terezín into a Jewish ghetto and concentration camp. It held primarily Jews from Czechoslovakia, as well as tens of thousands of Jews deported chiefly from Germany and Austria, as well as hundreds from the Netherlands and Denmark. More than 150, 000 Jews were sent there, including 15, 000 children, and held there for months or years, before being sent by rail transports to their deaths at Treblinka and Auschwitz extermination camps in occupied Poland, as well as to smaller camps elsewhere. Less than 150 children survived. Although Terezin was not an extermination camp, about 33, 000 died in the ghetto. This was mostly due to the appalling conditions arising out of extreme population density, malnutrition and disease. About 88, 000 inhabitants were deported to Auschwitz and other extermination camps. At the end of World War II, there were 17, 247 survivors of Terezin (including some who had survived the death camps) . Many educated Jews were inmates of Terezin. Unlike other camps, Terezin’s detainees included scholars, philosophers, scientists, visual artists, and musicians of all types, some of whom had achieved international renown, and many of these contributed to the camp's cultural life. The Nazis kept a tight rein on the world’s perception of activities within Terezin. In a propaganda effort designed to fool the Western allies, the Nazis publicized the camp for its rich cultural life. ” (terezin.org 2018) . OCLC: 1028534318, OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Original, illustrated color cover, featuring a person in a flame with the names of many concentration camps.Very Good Condition, a beautiful copy . Scarce. (HOLO2-140-3A-U) .