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Documentary - 72 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 0
Format - PAL
Language - English

Product weight 120g

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WARNING - This Historical Documentary contains scenes of a violent and disturbing nature

 Between 1941 and 1945 the small fortress town of Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia became a transit point to the death camps in the east for thousands of Czech, German, Austrian and Dutch Jews.

All those deported to Theresienstadt were led to believe it was an "end camp" from which they would travel no further. They were promised a comfortable and peaceful life in the "Reich home for the aged" and were hoodwinked into signing over to the S.S. all of their properties and assets. In reality, many would be sent on to death camps such as Auschwitz.

From 1943, following international concern, the Nazis developed Theresienstadt into a "show camp" a propaganda exercise designed to conceal from the outside world what was really happening to Europe's Jews. A large scale "beautification" programme swung into action, giving the camp a pleasant and respectable facade, a deception that succeeded in shielding the terrible truth.

(From the back cover)

Scene Selection

Deception and Reality
The 2nd Deception
Contrast to Reality
Production Huts
The First Film
Daily Struggle
Beautification
Auschwitz
A Picture of Health
The Football Match
Final Deception

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Test Your Knowledge
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