Terezin: A Story Of The Holocaust

Description

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.

Author description

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.