The Butterfly - by Pavel Friedmann
This poem was written by Pavel Friedmann, at Theresienstadt concentration camp on 4 June 1942. On 29 September 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered.
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This poem was written by Pavel Friedmann, at Theresienstadt concentration camp on 4 June 1942. On 29 September 1944 he was deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered.
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