Terezin: A Story of the Holocaust
Author(s): Ruth Thomson
Terezin is a remarkable book that tells the Holocaust story of the Terezin/Theresienstadt fortified ghetto - where the Nazis imprisoned thousands of Jews during the Second World War - and from where many of those thousands were sent to their deaths. The book features first-hand accounts of life in the town as well as moving works of art from some of the artists who were incarcerated there.
General Information
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- : Hachette Children's Books
- : Franklin Watts Ltd
- : 0.6
- : 31 March 2011
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 April 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Ruth Thomson
- : Hardback
- : 940.53185371
- : 64
More About The Product
Ruth Thomson is an award-winning educational author (with an MA in Museum and Gallery learning), who specialises in writing books on art and history. Her art books include Grisly & Gruesome and Saints for the National Gallery, London; Disney Looking at Paintings; Adventures in Art, a series combining art appreciation with hands-on projects, with eight titles: Portraits, Celebrations, Creatures, Myths, Journeys, Families, Places and Weather. She has also written Posters and Propaganda in Wartime and a short biography of Georgia O'Keeffe. Her history books include a four book series on Victorian childhood and books about Plains Indians and Aztecs. Her interest in Terezin was sparked during research for an educational pack on Holocaust art.
