‘We felt an urge to document what we had witnessed. If we who had
experienced it, I reasoned, did not reveal the bitter truth, people
simply would not believe the extent of the Nazis’ evil. I wanted
to share our life, the events and our struggle to survive.’
Thomas Geve was just 15 years old when he was liberated from
Buchenwald concentration camp on 11 April 1945. It was the third
concentration camp he had survived. Upon arrival at Auschwitz-
Birkenau, Thomas was separated from his mother and left to fend for
himself in the men’s camp of Auschwitz I, at the age of 13.
During the 22 months he was imprisoned, he was subjected to, and
forced to observe first-hand, the inhumane world of Nazi
concentration camps. On his eventual release Thomas felt compelled
to capture daily life in the death camps in more than eighty
profoundly moving drawings. Infamous scenarios synonymous with this
dark period of history were portrayed in poignant but simplistic
detail with extraordinary accuracy. Despite the unspeakable events
he experienced, Thomas decided to become an active witness and tell
the truth about life in the camps. He has spoken to audiences from
around the world and continues to raise awareness about the
Holocaust. The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz presents a rare living
testimony through the eyes of a child who had the unique ability to
observe and remember every detail around him and chose to document
it all.
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