Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Terezin národní hrbitov (Terezin's National Cemetery)

Terezin: V. Kovárik, ND (ca 1947). First edition. Softcover. 12mo. Original illustrated paper portfolio. Collection of 12 b/w photographic views depicting the various views of the Terezin národní hrbitov (Terezin's National Cemetery). The photographs are folded accordion style, and are attached and stored inside an illustrated paper portfolio. Dedicated on September 16, 1945, the National Cemetery of Terezin was designed to honor the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust. Immediately after the war, at the prodding of survivors, the vicinity of the prison was excavated to recover all the bodies. Gradually, between 1945 and 1958, some 10,000 victims from the Small Fortress, the ghetto of Terezin, and Flossenbürg work camp were reburied in the National Cemetery. Of those, fewer than 1200 lie in individual, named graves. The rest remain nameless. The National Cemetery presently contains 2 386 individual graves (both urns and inhumations). Thousands more of the dead of the Small Fortress, Terezín Ghetto and Litomerice forced labour camp, as well as of those who came to Terezín at the end of the War in the death march and death transports, are interred in the mass graves marked by five pylons. In all, the remains of some 10 000 victims lie within the National Cemetery. Minor shelf wear. The book block containing the photographs is detached from the portfolio. Captions in Czech. Portfolio in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #39485

Price: $250.00

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