Terezín and Brundibár:

Historical Contextand

Lessons

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Adolf Hitler greets Neville Chamberlain upon the British Prime Minister's arrival in Munich, September 29, 1938.

Wannsee, Berlin, Germany, The villa in which the Wannsee conference, January 20, 1942

Departure of a train of German Jews being deported to Theresienstadt. Hanau, Germany, May 30, 1942.

Brundibár premieres in Terezín, in the Magdeburg barracks; September 23, 1943

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2512408n&tag=related;photovideo

Jewish refugees being rescued aboard a Danish fishing boat bound for Sweden. October 1943.

A photograph of Jewish children in the Theresienstadt ghetto taken during an inspection by the International Red Cross. Prior to this visit, the ghetto was "beautified" in order to deceive the visitors. Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1944.

In a scene from a Nazi propaganda film, Dr. Paul Eppstein (right), Council of Elders chairman, addresses Dutch Jews.

Theresienstadt ghetto, Czechoslovakia, August 1944.

Deceiving the Public, from State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda

http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/exhibit.html#/themes/deceiving-the-public/page4/staged_nazi_film/

Swiss Red Cross workers distribute food to elderly Jews rescued from Theresienstadt in the Hadwigschulhaus in St. Gallen; February 11, 1945

Standing room ticket for an opera performed on April 21, 1945 in the Theresienstadt ghetto.

Contact:Christina E. Chavarría

CChavarria@ushmm.org202.488.0466