Where the Two Armies Met
Theriesenstadt is actually a former Czech fort that the Germans used as a shipping point for Jews going to extermination camps. They also used it as a ruse to fool the Red Cross that they were actually treating Jews very well. They spruced the place up and sent many to Auschwitz to reduce overcrowding before the Red Cross arrived. The Red Cross found shops, libraries, play fields, etc. They were fooled.