![A photograph of Jewish children in the Theresienstadt ghetto taken during an inspection by the International Red Cross. [LCID: 73346b]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/88e5dc46-9666-4827-a627-4057e7c9ccfc.jpg "A photograph of Jewish children in the Theresienstadt ghetto taken during an inspection by the International Red Cross. [LCID: 73346b]")
A photograph of Jewish children in the Theresienstadt ghetto taken during an inspection by the International Red Cross. Prior to this visit, the ghetto was "beautified" in order to deceive the visitors. Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1944.
Item View![A scene staged by the Nazis for the International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73362c]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/d1060a22-4ba6-4691-bbfe-55cdabcf2c6a.jpg "A scene staged by the Nazis for the International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73362c]")
A scene staged by the Nazis for the International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. The people are probably watching a soccer match. Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1944.
Item View![A scene staged by the Nazis for an International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73359a]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/bd4100da-67a1-472c-8e43-5dbb19789eb7.jpg "A scene staged by the Nazis for an International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73359a]")
A scene staged by the Nazis for an International Red Cross inspection of the Theresienstadt ghetto. Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1944.
Item View![Photograph of a Jewish policeman taken during an International Red Cross visit to the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73351]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/b1fb6998-b65f-4e0c-abb4-febd62c715cd.jpg "Photograph of a Jewish policeman taken during an International Red Cross visit to the Theresienstadt ghetto. [LCID: 73351]")
Photograph of a Jewish policeman taken during an International Red Cross visit to the Theresienstadt ghetto. The SS deceived the delegation into believing that the ghetto was a self-administered Jewish settlement. Czechoslovakia, June 23, 1944.
Item View![In a scene from a Nazi propaganda film, Dr. Paul Eppstein (right), Council of Elders chairman, addresses Dutch Jews. [LCID: 86504]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/6f33b2ac-3421-4985-b431-0cc6a23fec2a.jpg "In a scene from a Nazi propaganda film, Dr. Paul Eppstein (right), Council of Elders chairman, addresses Dutch Jews. [LCID: 86504]")
In a scene from a Nazi propaganda film, Dr. Paul Eppstein (right), Council of Elders chairman, addresses Dutch Jews. Theresienstadt ghetto, Czechoslovakia, August 1944.
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