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Secrets of the Dead

The Great Moral Dilemma of the 20th Century

The Auschwitz Protocol reaches U.S. officials with a demand to bomb the camp.

Aired 01/21/2020

Secrets of the Dead

The Great Moral Dilemma of the 20th Century

Clip: Season 18 Episode 2 | 2m 52sVideo has Closed Captions

The Auschwitz Protocol reaches U.S. officials with a demand to bomb the camp.

In May 1944, Rabbi Michael Weissmandl sent the Auschwitz Protocol, along with a plea for help and a demand for Allied air forces to bomb Auschwitz, to Roswell McClelland at the War Refugee Board in Switzerland.

Aired 01/21/2020

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