Das Theresienstädter Familienlager in Birkenau
The Theresienstadt Family Camp in Birkenau
Author(s): Miroslav KárnýSubject(s): Jewish studies, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of the Holocaust
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Theresienstadt; family camp; Birkenau; Jews;
Summary/Abstract: The author commemorates the mass execution of prisoners from the Terezin concentration camp in Birkenau on the night of March 8-9, 1944. The article was written on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of this tragic event, which represents the most terrible mass murder of Terezin prisoners. It makes the readers acquainted with the establishment of the Terezin family camp in Birkenau, describes the mass murder of 3,791 Terezin prisoners and analyses the evidence preserved of attempts at organizing resistance.
Journal: Judaica Bohemiae
- Issue Year: XV/1979
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-26
- Page Count: 24
- Language: German
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