The late Vera Schiff was a Holocaust survivor, educator and award winning author living in Toronto, Canada. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate of Letters from the University of New Brunswick for her contributions to the field. In 2020 she was awarded the Order of Canada for her illustrious career as an author, historian and public speaker who is nationally recognized for sharing her moving experiences of the Holocaust. Jeff McLaughlin is a professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada where he also serves as chair for the department of Philosophy, History and Politics.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Randol SchoenbergPreface by Vera SchiffIntroduction by Jeff McLaughlinMaps of TheresienstadtOne—Portrait of LedererTwo—Portrait of the Saddest ­Star-crossed LoversThree—Portrait of Fredy H.Four—Portrait of MiladaFive—Portrait of ArthurSix—Portrait of GondaSeven—Portrait of Hanna P.Eight—Portrait of the Blue ­Polka-dot DressAfterword by Vera SchiffAppendix: Theresienstadt TimelineIndex

The late Vera Schiff was a Holocaust survivor, educator and award winning author living in Toronto, Canada. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate of Letters from the University of New Brunswick for her contributions to the field. In 2020 she was awarded the Order of Canada for her illustrious career as an author, historian and public speaker who is nationally recognized for sharing her moving experiences of the Holocaust. Jeff McLaughlin is a professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada where he also serves as chair for the department of Philosophy, History and Politics.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Randol SchoenbergPreface by Vera SchiffIntroduction by Jeff McLaughlinMaps of TheresienstadtOne—Portrait of LedererTwo—Portrait of the Saddest ­Star-crossed LoversThree—Portrait of Fredy H.Four—Portrait of MiladaFive—Portrait of ArthurSix—Portrait of GondaSeven—Portrait of Hanna P.Eight—Portrait of the Blue ­Polka-dot DressAfterword by Vera SchiffAppendix: Theresienstadt TimelineIndex

The late Vera Schiff was a Holocaust survivor, educator and award winning author living in Toronto, Canada. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate of Letters from the University of New Brunswick for her contributions to the field. In 2020 she was awarded the Order of Canada for her illustrious career as an author, historian and public speaker who is nationally recognized for sharing her moving experiences of the Holocaust. Jeff McLaughlin is a professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada where he also serves as chair for the department of Philosophy, History and Politics.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Randol SchoenbergPreface by Vera SchiffIntroduction by Jeff McLaughlinMaps of TheresienstadtOne—Portrait of LedererTwo—Portrait of the Saddest ­Star-crossed LoversThree—Portrait of Fredy H.Four—Portrait of MiladaFive—Portrait of ArthurSix—Portrait of GondaSeven—Portrait of Hanna P.Eight—Portrait of the Blue ­Polka-dot DressAfterword by Vera SchiffAppendix: Theresienstadt TimelineIndex