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A letter from Terezin (aka Theresienstadt)

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This letter was sent from the concentration camp at Terezin in what is now the Czech Republic. It reads:

"Dear Mummy! How are you? Are you still living in the Hamburg Barracks? And still in the same room? Are you still sleeping on the floor? Isn’t it draughty? Good night.
20.1.1943. Today the nurse woke me up to take my temperature. I shut my eyes tight again. There is a nurse here called Scholz who knows you. I eat up all my bread. I am very hungry. If you have time, write me some long letters, I am so happy if I get long letters from you. Yesterday the night sister arrived dreadfully upset because there was a transport at 8 o’clock and that people had to join it by 4 o’clock and at 8 o’clock today people already left for Bauschowitz xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. It is all happening so terribly fast. Can’t one protest at all? How many people had to go? Today at midday I waited for you and you did not come to the window. Eugen and Tycek didn’t come either. I was terribly worried about you all. And then my temperature was a bit high. It doesn’t matter in fact I am safe if I have a bit of a temperature. –xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxer hxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This evening the light went out. The nurse in charge has had the news and told us that the lights would not be on until the 1st of February. We were all very Sad. And I hadn’t managed to finish my letter. I was in the middle of a sentence and the light went out. I was awfully afraid that I would not be able to finish the letter and that I cannot send it to you. I can’t do it early, not until 10 o’clock and then it is too late. But a miracle happened. When I woke up early the light was on. Can you see how the dear God helps us? Now I have finished the letter. Today we found two mice. Today the lady doctor found a louse on a boy and so she said that we were all to have our hair shaved on Monday. The day before yesterday, yesterday and today I have cleaned my teeth. I am already looking forward to tomorrow lunchtime when I can see you and talk to you. Eugen Berger was at the window again, I have probably seen him for the last time in my whole life. He is going away to Poland, I couldn’t even say goodbye to him because the doctor was here doing his round. I am so sorry.
Your Miša "

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1st Feb 2009

Subjects:
Citizenship, History

Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
terezin theresienstadt czech republic holocaust jewish jew world war two nazi concentration camp

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