Zkraslovani prijezd komise cerveneho krize [Beautification before the arrival of the Red Cross Commission]
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Id no. 2272.90, Artwork
Created by: Helga Weissova
The drawing shows Jews -- carefully watched by Nazi guards and Ghetto police -- painting, cleaning, and decorating the Ghetto before the arrival of the Red Cross.
Deported from Prague to Terezin in 1941, at age 12, Helga Weissova spent almost three years creating drawings that showed the true conditions in the Ghetto.
Deported from Prague to Terezin in 1941, at age 12, Helga Weissova spent almost three years creating drawings that showed the true conditions in the Ghetto.
