Search and Research 40 - The Vrba–Wetzler Report And The Failure to Warn The Hungarian Jews (1944) - A Reassessment

In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, two Slovak Jewish leaders who had escaped from Auschwitz, provided testimony about the mass extermination taking place at the camp. Their report reached Hungary around the time the deportations to Auschwitz began; however, it initially had little impact. In this study, Paul Sanders discusses how and when Hungarian Jewish leaders received the report, and why a campaign to stop the deportations only materialized several weeks later.