Location: Theresienstadt. This was a deceptive site of propaganda, referred to by Adolf Eichmann as the “model ghetto.” It was crafted to deceive both the global community and Jewish people about its true purpose, serving as a precursor to the gas chambers. The individual in focus: Benjamin Murmelstein, the final head of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council. Once a revered figure, he became a pariah, forced into exile. From 1938 until the war’s conclusion, he engaged in relentless negotiations with Eichmann, yet was never summoned to testify at Eichmann’s trial, despite being arguably the most knowledgeable about the Nazi official. Over twenty-five years following the release of “Shoah,” Claude Lanzmann’s latest film uncovers a lesser-known but crucial element of the Holocaust, offering unprecedented insights into the inception of the “Final Solution.”