A Significant Source of Information about Prisoners’ Recitation and Theatrical Activities in the Terezin Concentration Camp-Ghetto (Karel Herman’s Collection Dating from the Years 1942—1945)
A Significant Source of Information about Prisoners’ Recitation and Theatrical Activities in the Terezin Concentration Camp-Ghetto (Karel Herman’s Collection Dating from the Years 1942—1945)
Author(s): Miroslav KrylSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Jewish studies, Local History / Microhistory, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust, History of Art
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Terezin Concentration Camp; Karel Heřman; Terezin theatrical performances; Revues and Cabaret shows;
Summary/Abstract: When imprisoned in the Terezin concentration camp-ghetto, Karel Heřman collected a number of documents. The collection, which is kept in the Terezin Memorial, represents the most important source of information on the prisoners’ activities in the field of theatre and recitation. The author of the paper mentions the most important data from Heřman’s collection concerning Terezin theatrical performances and revues.
Journal: Judaica Bohemiae
- Issue Year: XXII/1986
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 74-86
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
