"People were literally starving for any kind of reading": The Theresienstadt Ghetto Central Library, 1942—1945
Intrator, Miriam
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Title
"People were literally starving for any kind of reading": The Theresienstadt Ghetto Central Library, 1942—1945
Author(s)
Intrator, Miriam
Issue Date
2007
Keyword(s)
Libraries and society
Theresienstadt Ghetto Central Library
World War II
Abstract
Jews crowded into the ghettos and concentration camps of World War
II were desperate for any avenue of resistance or escape, not only physically
but also mentally. In the ghetto concentration camp Theresienstadt,
the prisoner-run Ghetto Central Library, complete with bookmobile
system, reading room, and branch libraries, served as a reminder
that minds and imaginations remained active and free, even amidst
devastating persecution. With the inclusion of Jewish book collections
confiscated by the Nazis, it grew to 100,000 volumes. Brought to the
Jewish Museum of Prague Library after liberation, the books are still
being returned, whenever possible, to original owners.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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