Hitler's Gift: The Story of Theresienstadt

by George E. Berkley

Adolf Hitler had a way with deception to the point of fooling even representatives of the Red Cross. He corralled the Jewish intelligentsia from all over Europe and gathered them in Theresienstadt where he had them write and perform plays, compose music and offer it in extraordinary concerts, and even paint and exhibit their art in their own galleries -- in front of bedazzled inspectors who never checked the railway carriages parked behind the camp.

308 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

Reviews

[Meaghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazingly detailed, well-researched history of the Theresienstadt ghetto, illustrated with a few photographs at the end. It covers all aspects of ghetto life, provides quotes from survivors, and gives biographical information on the main figures in the ghetto, and all of this in a logical, readable way suitable for the intelligent layman. I was impressed.