Bedrich Fritta was responsible for the drawing room of the Technical Office during his imprisonment in the Theresienstadt ghetto, which included creating propaganda material to deceive the public about the reality in the camp. Several artists around Fritta managed to produce countless illegal works about the true conditions and smuggle them out, which ultimately led to arrest, interrogation, and deportation. However, Fritta managed to hide some of his drawings at the last moment – including a book he painted for his son Tommy on his third birthday. Fritta was killed in Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944. In 1945, his works were rescued by his friend and colleague Leo Haas, who also adopted Fritta's son Tommy. This book is a "book of life." It is an incredible document, a deeply moving testament to a father's love for his child. It also has an extraordinary fate. For the now 74-year-old Tommy, the book is all that remains of his parents throughout his life. The book and its story can show both children and adults – like few other testimonies – what Theresienstadt and the Holocaust meant for the victims at that time and how it continues to resonate throughout life.
Bedřich Fritta Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
19. September 1906 – 1. Jänner 1944



Výtvarník Bedřich Fritta namaloval v koncentračním táboře Terezín svému synkovi obrázkovou knížku k třetím narozeninám. Ivan Klíma napsal k těmto obrázkům příběh chlapce, který se nestal číslem.