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Theresienstadt’s False Paradise: How the Nazis Staged a Ghetto to Deceive the Red Cross

The Nazis staged Theresienstadt for a Red Cross visit and a later propaganda film. The article traces the preparations, forced performances and deportations concealed by those images.

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Description: Theresienstadt’s False Paradise: How the Nazis Staged a Ghetto to Deceive the Red Cross
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The Nazis staged Theresienstadt for a Red Cross visit and a later propaganda film. The article traces the preparations, forced performances and deportations concealed by those images.