Theresienstadt Ghetto
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Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the exterminat
Bedřich Fritta's drawing of the barracks
Buildings in Theresienstadt, 1909 postcard
Theresienstadt prisoner Bedřich Fritta's drawing of a funeral
The Białystok children, drawn by Theresienstadt prisoner Otto Ungar
Bedřich Fritta
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Bedřich Fritta was a Czech-Jewish artist and cartoonist.
Theresienstadt Ghetto
…for events, and attending musical and theatrical performances became a status symbol. The visual arts were developed by a circle of artists, including Bedřich Fritta, Norbert Troller, Leo Haas, Otto Ungar, and Petr Kien, who were officially employed by the Arts Department of the self-administration to create drawings…
Bedřich Fritta (portrait by Peter Kien, Theresienstadt)
A Jewish worker in Theresienstadt
Sleeping quarter in the attics
In the Men's Living Quarters