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Fantl's 'The Song Is Over'

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The Holocaust lasted from January 20, 1933 until May 8, 1945. So much happened in such a short period of time. Only the people that were present during this gruesome time in Germany will be able to fully penetrate just how violent the Holocaust was. Luckily, there were many artists present at camps such as Auschwitz who painted pictures that allow our generations to imagine the tragedy. Pavel Fantl, a doctor born in 1903 was deported to Auschwitz with his wife and son in January of 1945. A Czech policeman gave Fantl art materials which allowed him to secretly paint pictures of his surroundings and his observations. Fantl has many well-known paintings and one of his many is known as “The Song is Over”. It is a painting that portrays Hitler

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