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Claudine Schwartz-Rudel was seven years old when she fled from Paris to Southern France with her parents. Before they left Paris, Claudine's parents gave her a doll named Colette opening Tens of thousands of Jews sought shelter in lofts, cellars, bunkers, sewers, and similar places. Many equipped themselves with forged papers, while children were often concealed with Christian families. The survival ratio was low: most fugitives were discovered and murdered. The number of Jews who survived by going underground is estimated in the thousands.
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Marionette made by 14-year-old Jan Klein and his teacher Walter Freund, Theresienstadt ghetto

Marionette made by 14-year-old Jan Klein and his teacher Walter Freund, Theresienstadt ghetto

Theresienstadt was a "special" ghetto that the Germans established in Terezin, Czechoslovakia in November, 1941. The ghetto was actually a way-station for Jews going to the death camps. Theresienstadt had the outward appearance of a town. The ghetto population included many artists, composers, musicians, authors, and scientists. Between 1942-1944, approximately 13,000 children were sent to Theresienstadt. The majority were deported to death camps and only a few hundred survived.

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