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Tereska’s Silent Scream: The Haunting Image of a War-Torn Childhood

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January 25, 2025
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A girl who grew up in a concentration camp draws a picture of home while living in a residence for disturbed children, 1948 — Tereszka, a child in a residence for disturbed children. She drew a picture of “home” on the blackboard. Poland, 1948.

In 1948, David Seymour’s haunting photograph of a young Polish girl named Tereska captured more than a moment—it captured the deep, invisible wounds of war. Standing before a blackboard in an institution for disturbed children, Tereska traces chaotic lines in…