sadt were considered non-Jews and claimed themselves Konfesionslos (without religion). The rest of the people included 1, 130 Catholics and over 830 Protestants. One Jewish resident proclaimed “The Terizin Ghetto is the only ghetto in the world where Catholic and Protestant services are held”. Although Theresiensadt was exceptional in the way that music and art, and to an extent, religion, was allowed, it was still a ghetto and there were still rules. Every able-bodied person, and even the partially disabled, between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to work unconditionally. Those who were between the ages of 14 to 16 and from 60 plus were required to do work that fit their age. Only 30% of the population were in “working” condition. By June of 1943, it rose to 58% of the amount of Jews in the work force in Theresienstadt. The hours one worked depended on the trade he or she was in. Maintenance, workshops, and construction worked well over 50 hours a week while office jobs were doing only a few hours less. By the end of 1942, Theresiensadt had many shops in which the residents were employed; lock smiths, sewing, machine repair, carpentry, glass making, hose painting, shoe making, leather craft, and many more businesses. Some of the things the workshops turned out were, leather boots, uniforms, inkwells, fountain pens, lampshades, salt shakers, and even toys for German children. Almost all the goods made in Theresiensadt were for the German people; the people who made the goods rarely even saw them in their own stores. Some residents worked outside the gates of Theresienstadt, in fields or tending the animals at the farm, the S. S used for their own profit. Many people signed up for special detail, where the workers would leave Theresienstadt for months at a time and work at various places. In 1943 at least 400 people left for special detail to work in the coal mines, and then in April another 100...
