ALSO, TODAY IN HISTORY -1944 - The Vrba-Wetzler report depicts conditions in concentration camps: Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler reached Zilina, in northern Slovakia, by escaping Auschwitz more than a week prior to this day. After coming to relative safety, they worked with Jewish leaders on their report. The two men provided separate but consistent accounts. Factual assertions were checked against records whenever possible. The 32-page report was sent to the British and United States governments, the Vatican, and the International Red Cross. It also was sent to the leadership of Hungary’s Jews, who were targeted next by Adolf Hitler.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:45:49 +0000
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