Main Cast: Dr. Wolfgang Scheffler, Simon Wiesenthal
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 53 minutes
Plot
The top "show camp" that the Nazis used to deceive the world from the true atrocities that were unfolding behind-the-scenes during World War II is explored in this release showcasing the horrors that unfolded at Theresienstadt. A small, Czechoslovakian fortress town that served as the transit point for thousands of European Jews heading for death camps in the east, Theresienstadt was originally advertised as an "end camp" where weary Jews would finally be able to rest at the "Reich Home for the Aged." The reality, however, couldn't be further from the truth, and after signing away their properties and earthly possessions to the S.S., the Jews momentarily housed in Theresienstadt were quickly shipped to eastern death camps for extermination. The ruse was so convincing that it not only hoodwinked the thousands of unsuspecting Jews who arrived there, but the Danish and International Red Cross delegation assigned to review the so-called "Jewish Settlement" as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
