František Bass
František "Franta" Bass (September 4, 1930 – 28 October 1944) was a Jewish Czech poet and child victim of the Holocaust. Bass wrote poems while in the Theresienstadt Ghetto. His work was published in the ghetto's secret magazine, Vedem.
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František Bass
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- Name
- Franta Bass
- Born
- September 4, 1930
- Birthplace
- Brno, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 28 October 1944
- Place of death
- Auschwitz concentration camp
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- poet
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František "Franta" Bass (September 4, 1930 – 28 October 1944) was a Jewish Czech poet and child victim of the Holocaust. Bass wrote poems while in the Theresienstadt Ghetto. His work was published in the ghetto's secret magazine, Vedem.
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It was later featured in the book, I Never Saw Another Butterfly (1994), a compilation of art and poetry by children of Theresienstadt.
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• Name — Franta Bass • Born — September 4, 1930 • Birthplace — Brno, Czechoslovakia • Died — 28 October 1944 • Place of death — Auschwitz concentration camp
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Bass was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was Jewish. Bass was forced into the Theresienstadt Ghetto on 2 December 1941. While there, he wrote poems that referenced his experiences. His poems were published in the Vedem, a secret magazine that was created by teenage boys in the ghetto. Bass was sent to Auschwitz on 10 October 1944. He was murdered there on 28 October 1944. His poems were featured in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a compilation of art and poetry by children of Theresienstadt.
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1930
František Bass born at Brno.
1944
František Bass died at Auschwitz.
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