“…I NEVER SAW ANOTHER

BUTTERFLY…”Children’s Drawings and Poems

from Terezin Concentration Camp1942-1944

Of the 15,000 children deported from this camp to Auschwitz only 100 survived- NONE under the age of 14

More than 4,000 drawing have been found. Teachers secretly schooled the children

Drawn by Erika Taussig 10 years oldDIED

Auschwitz- October 16, 1944

Drawn by Frantisek Brozan- 10 years oldDIED

Auschwitz- December 15, 1943

Painted by Eva Bu 12 years oldDIED

Auschwitz- October 4, 1944

Terezin Barracks by Sonja Waldsteinova 17 yrs. old

She returned to Prague after the liberation

Josef Bauml- born March 13, 1931DIED

Auschwitz- October 12, 1944

Poem written by Franta Bass -He died at Auschwitz at the age of 14

Painting by Hana. She perished at Auschwitz- age 13

Drawing by Petr- died at the age of 14Poem by Miroslav Kosek- died at the age of 13

Hans Weinberg

Born -August 18, 1931

Killed-December 15,1943

Labor Brigades By, Josef Novak

Killed at Auschwitz- 13 years old

Terezin by Ruth Schachterova

killed 14 years old

Helga Weissova was deported to Terazin at the age of 12. She was too old for the classes, so she drew on her own. She was sent to Auschwitz when she was 16 and survived the war.