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Fireflies in the dark

The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin

by Susan Goldman Rubin

In artConcentration campsArtists as teachersTheresienstadt (Concentration camp)Children's artArtistsJewish women artistsHolocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

Covers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. Includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from diaries, and interviews with camp survivors.

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Book data: Open Library