Background information
"Terezín or Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic is a fortified city sixty kilometers north of Prague. At the Wannsee Conference in January 1942, the Germans selected Terezín as a "model ghetto" for Jews over the age of 65, Jewish veterans of World War I, and prominent individuals.
The Nazis declared the camp a "ghetto under Jewish management" and set up a council of elders with a chairman, who was, however, subordinate to the SS. In reality, the camp was just another stopover on the way to Auschwitz or Birkenau. Due to the presence of numerous interned professors, artists and writers, there were scholastic and cultural activities such as lectures and concerts. During the ghetto's existence, over two thousand four hundred lectures were held on such diverse topics as the Jews of Babylon, the theory of relativity, Alexander the Great, and German humor. There was a functioning library with 49,000 books brought from various collections and homes in Germany, and various groups performed theater. There was even a police force, a fire department, and various other municipal services. One prisoner wrote, "Life could almost seem normal here."
Content
The out-of-print photo volume 'Terezín' is a personal journey by Daniel BLAUFUKS and a research book on the history of the Nazi concentration camp Terezín." (© Steidl Verlag, 2010)
Book Review
"The photobook 'Terezin' is an impressive, investigative work in book form. Daniel BLAUFUKS creates a new unity from the found historical documents, present-day photographs and fine editing. This is one of the reasons why the book was nominated for 'Best Photo Book 2010/2011'." (© Richard G. Sporleder)
About Portuguese photographer Daniel BLAUFUKS (b.1963)
Photo books by and about the work of Daniel BLAUFUKS
- Format
- HC with dust jacket, 20,5 x 25,5 x 2,5 cm., 192 pp. plus DVD, 126 tritone ills., text language: English