Case Study of Ghettoes in the Holocaust:

Theresienstadt

Student Name: ______

  1. When did the town of Theresienstadt become a ghetto?
  1. Why did so many prominent Jews pay to come to Terezin?
  1. What about the map of the ghetto makes Terezin look inviting to those who were not already there?
  1. What motto is written above the gates to the ghetto and what does it mean?
  1. How did the Germans deceive the International Red Cross when they visited Terezin? Give two examples.
  1. What types of scenes did they stage for the International Red Cross, based on the photographs shown?
  1. How did Freidl Dicker-Brandeis help the children of Terezin? Give two specific things she did.
  1. What happened to Freidl?
  1. From the poem “At Terezin,” give three SPECIFIC examples of what life was like at Terezin for the children:
  1. Why does Pavel think that “butterflies don’t live here in the ghetto”?
  1. What is the author’s tone (attitude) about being Jewish from the poem, “I am a Jew”?
  1. What did Bedrich Fritta draw pictures of that got him and his family in trouble?
  1. What happened to Tommy’s parents?
  1. Where was Tommy’s birthday present found after the war?
  1. What types of things did Bedrich draw in the book for Tommy? Give 5 things!
  1. Why do you think that Bedrich called the book This is not a fairy tale—it’s real!?
  1. What happened to all of the drawings of the children after the war?
  1. When did the last Jews leave Terezin?
  1. Of the 141, 000 Jews who arrived there from various places in Europe,

-______died in the ghetto

-______were transported to death camps in the East

-of the ______children deported to Auschwitz, ______survived—none under the age of ______.

  1. Based on what you have learned about Terezin, answer the following questions in complete sentences:

-Why is Terezin called “The Kingdom of Deceit”? (Give at least two specific examples.)

-Based on all of the images and information you now have, if you had to design a memorial

for those who died in Terezin, or after being deported from Terezin, what shape would

the memorial be and WHY would you choose that shape?(You cannot use the obvious

symbols of a Jewish star or a Menorah.)