Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog deporteerden de nazi’s bijna 5000 Joden vanuit Nederland naar het doorgangsgetto Theresienstadt in Tsjecho-Slowakije. De meeste transporten vertrokken vanuit kamp Westerbork, waar veel gevangenen dachten dat Theresienstadt een ‘bevoorrecht’ kamp was. Philip Mechanicus geloofde deze propaganda niet: Theresienstadt zou ‘het neusje van de zalm’ zijn’, maar ‘de zalm stinkt’.

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Israel is a tiny state, and yet since its creation, it has captured the world's attention, earned its admiration, and, often, been the object of its opprobrium. Why is so much of the international community focused on a small country like Israel? Why are Israelis so deeply divided on so many key issues? Why does Israel make the decisions it does? And what lies in its future?Weaving together historical documents, letters, and interviews with his own intimate knowledge of the country, Daniel Go...

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