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The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II

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by Alex Kershaw


  Vyshinsky, Andrei

  Wall Street Journal

  Wallenberg, Gustaf

  Wallenberg, Jacob

  dealings with Nazis

  Raoul Wallenberg and

  war benefits

  Wallenberg, Marcus

  dealings with Nazis

  war benefits

  Wallenberg, Raoul

  background

  description/skills

  earlier trips to Hungary

  Eichmann’s trial and

  family of

  inmates code

  Katyn massacre information

  kidnapping when student

  in Lefortovskaya prison

  letter to Stalin

  in Lubianka prison

  publication of diary

  Reagan eulogy to

  rumors on fate

  survivors’ testimonies

  Swedish government abandoning

  transport to Moscow

  tributes to

  United States citizenship

  See also Soviets/Wallenberg

  Wallenberg, Raoul rescue mission

  Anger’s briefing

  arrival in Budapest

  Arrow Cross arresting staff

  Arrow Cross hatred towards

  Arrow Cross taking protected Jews

  boots for staff

  bribery use

  buildings for Jews

  car “accident” and

  code use

  death marches and

  Debrecen trip and

  decision/preparation

  demands of

  dinner with Eichmann

  diplomatic colleagues and

  driver/car missing

  during Soviet siege

  Eichmann’s threats

  family reputation and

  Ferenczy meeting

  food for central ghetto

  funds

  Gestapo check on

  ghetto destruction and

  hiring Jews

  increasing resistance to

  inoculations and

  Jews held in synagogues

  last days in Budapest

  last report to Sweden

  Nazism discussion with Eichmann

  numbers of Jews saved

  plan for after liberation

  plan to contact Soviets

  pressure on Arrow Cross

  protected laborers deportation and

  rescue list

  revolver

  Schutzpasses

  Soviet interrogation

  Szalai information/warnings

  Szalasi and

  transport to Moscow

  travels to Budapest

  visiting protected Jews

  Wallenberg Action

  Wannsee Conference

  about

  Final Solution and

  War Refugee Board

  Brand and

  creation/mission

  See also specific individuals; Wallenberg, Raoul rescue mission

  Warsaw ghetto uprising

  Weisel, Joseph

  Wetzler, Alfred

  escape from Auschwitz

  underground organization

  While Six Million Died (Morse)

  Wiesel, Elie

  Wiesenthal, Simon

  background

  Eichmann and

  on Nazi murderers

  Wallenberg and

  Winkelmann, General

  Wisliceny, Dieter

  death marches

  description

  on Eichmann

  Eichmann and

  Final Solution and

  in Hungary

  Zekany, Gabiella

  Zoltan, Miko

  Zsolt, Agnes

  Zukor, Adolph

  Zurcher, Peter

  humanitarian work

  Soviets and

  Zwi, Ben

  a The verdict was appealed and Kasztner was fully exonerated.

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