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Randolph L. Braham,
“Rescue Operations in Hungary: Myths and Realities”
A
critical-analytical overview is presented of postwar historical
accounts relating to the rescue of Jews during the German occupation
of Hungary, focusing on the following six major operations: The
rescue of the Jews of Budapest; the rescue of 1,684 Jews in the
Kasztner-transport; the transfer of 18,000 Jews to Strasshof; the
rescue of communal and ecclesiastical leaders by Philip Freudiger;
the rescue of the Weiss-Chorin families; and the alleged mass rescue
of Jews across the Hungarian-Romanian border. The study includes
critical observations about the motivations, objectives, strategies
and tactics of the Jewish, Hungarian, and German participants
involved in the negotiations and/or decisions relating to the
various rescue operations, differentiating between the myths and
realities that were reflected in many postwar accounts. |
