Way to Heaven

Author(s): Juan Mayorga
About the sham Jewish settlement at Theresienstadt, or Terezín, in what is now the Czech Republic, set up by the Nazis to persuade observers that Jews were held in humane conditions. A make-believe utopia, Theresienstadt (the German name) was an effective propaganda tool. In reality, it was a concentration camp, and a way station leading to Auschwitz and other death camps.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:4M/3F

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Original or Prominent Production:
London’s Royal Court Theatre in 2005
Nationality of Author: Spanish
Original Language: Spanish
Publisher:

Oberon Books

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