Why? Explaining the Holocaust, by Peter Hayes

Beware the beginning is one lesson to take from a vital and timely study, says Robert Eaglestone

Published on
February 23, 2017
Last updated
February 23, 2017
Halt sign at Auschwitz
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Hi Peter, I watched your speech that you gave about the why it happened and were things done or not done to prevent and why. First to complement you, real nice job done here and lots of research. However I have a few issues but most I will assume I am wrong because you maybe did more research then me, so your info may be better then mine. But 1 thing I must disagree with you, is about why the US did not bomb the tracks to the death chambers. You explained that at the time to only place the US was able to fly from and was GB and it was impossible to do it at that time without being able to refuel. I can agree to this on the Jews in Poland and in Germany, however the Hungarian Jews were deported almost at the end of the war and in 8 weeks about (dont get me wrong if the number here is off then your numbers) 1 half million - 800,000 Jews were gas up and burned in 8 weeks. This was a time when America kept on bombing Germany daily and yet it did not care to throw one Bomb on these tracks and let the Jews be gassed up. Yes the Germans did it but America cant just look aside and say we were unable to! Congress knew about it the Jews in America begged and they just did not care. I would really like your answer and input on this. from a whole family in Hungary my grandfather is the only survivor one bomb on the tracks would save his family, he is still alive and almost 100 years yet lived a life in a shadow of his lost family just because no one cared to do anything! Again real good job and we can agree to disagree on items but i would like to get your input on this

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