"Liebe Mutti!": Postcards from Theresienstadt 1943-1944 with Artworks by Inbar Chotzen - Hardcover

by Ruth Preusse (Editor)

Israeli
artist Inbar Chotzen learnt only late in life that some of her
ancestors were victims of Nazi persecution. She heard about the history
of her Berlin relatives through their estate, which is preserved in the
House of the Wannsee Conference. In addition to eight photo albums
recording the lives of the parents and four sons between 1920 and 1942,
there are 369 postcards sent by deported family members from
Theresienstadt camp to their mother in Berlin. Inbar Chotzen approaches
these lost lives by painting scenes from their everyday existence on the
digitised cards - a silent dialogue with the past. This book presents
the artworks and evidence of the persecution on which they are based,
together with detailed historical background.

• One of the most extensive collections of postcards from Theresienstadt - a unique testimony to the Chotzen family
• The story of the Holocaust told through the moving fate of a Jewish family who stood shoulder to shoulder until the end
• Exhibition: Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee, Berlin, September 20, 2025 to January 19, 2026

Author Biography

Inbar Chotzen, artist, Israel, Klaus Hillenbrand, journalist and author, Berlin, Ruth Preusse, Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz, Berlin