The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt, Hardcover - Anna Hájková

Terez�n, as it was known in Czech, or Theresienstadt as it was known in German, was operated by the Nazis between November 1941 and May 1945 as a t...

Based on never previously explored personal accounts and archival documentation, this book examines life and death in the Theresienstadt ghetto, se...

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Publisher: HalsgroveAuthor(s): Rob HooleIllustration(s): black & white illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2012Dimensions...

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