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The man who stopped the trains to Auschwitz

by David Kranzler · 2000

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Kranzler documents the efforts of George Mantello, a Salvadoran diplomat posted to Switzerland, to save the Jews of Budapest from deportation to Auschwitz. He sparked public protest throughout Switzerland and the world that saved more than 140,000 people.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisHungaryHungaryMore like thisLess of thisSwitzerlandSwitzerlandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 341 pages

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