The Gift Of The Town - Terezin/Theresienstadt

Theresienstadt concentration camp was a Nazi German ghetto during World War 2. It was established by the Gestapo in the fortress and garrison city of Terezín (German name Theresienstadt), located in what is now the Czech Republic. [...] On June 23, 1944, the Nazis permitted the visit by representatives from the Danish Red Cross and the International Red Cross in order to dispel rumors about the extermination camps. [...] To minimize the appearance of overcrowding in Theresienstadt, the Nazis deported many Jews to Auschwitz. [...] The hoax against the Red Cross was apparently so successful for the Nazis that they went on to make a propaganda film at Theresienstadt. Production of the film began on February 26, 1944. Directed by Jewish prisoner Kurt Gerron (a director, cabaret performer, and actor who appeared with Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel), it was meant to show how well the Jews lived under the "benevolent" protection of the Third Reich. [...] After the shooting of the film, most of the cast and even the filmmaker himself were eventually deported to Auschwitz. [...] The film was not released at the time, but was edited into pieces and only segments of it have remained. (wikipedia: read more ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_camp_Theresienstadt)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Theresienstadt
• Terezin
• ghetto
• holocaust

[SubSoc]

One of the scariest places i´ve ever been at, Terezin.

[SteaphanieC]

What's the name of the person singing at the end ?

[MarleneXtreme]

Very impressive documentary !

Thanks for sharing :-)