BBC Hungarian service and rescue of Jews of Hungary, 1940-1945
TitreThe BBC Hungarian service and rescue of Jews of Hungary, 1940-1945
Auteur
Call number364.151/0027
N° d'objet08463s
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurColumbia University Press
Année de publication
2011
Paginationpp313-330
MatérielArticle
SérieThe CERI comparative politics and international studies series
ISBN9780231701723
NotesArticle from the book'Resisting genocide: the multiple forms of rescue' pp313-330
Description
According to historian William D. Rubinstein, the possiblity of the Allies saving Jews from the Nazi genocide once World War II was underway was a myth. This paper argues that BBC broadcasts to Hungary were a weapon capable of providing early warning to even the most isloated Jews and of alerting them to the Nazis mass murders while it was still possible for some to flee. The BBC Hungarian service, only warned Hungarian Jews of the fate that awaited them once deportations had begun.