15. Pre-State Israel, the Jewish People, and the Holocaust

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 6
3. Acknowledgements 10
4. Prologue 11
5. 1. Background 14
6. 2 . The Brands 23
7. Part I. Towards Holocaust
8. 3. Early Rescue Operations 44
9. 4. The Refugees 53
10. 5. The Budapest Relief and Rescue Committee 66
11. 6. The Gap between Data and Knowledge 78
12. Part II. Holocaust
13. 7. The Occupation 87
14. 8. Early Rescue Attempts in Budapest 94
15. 9. The Negotiations with Eichmann: The “Blood For Goods” Deal 109
16. 10. The Destruction of the Hungarian Jewry 114
17. 11. Rescue Activities in Budapest after Joel Left for His Mission 119
18. 12. The Paratroopers’ Affair 161
19. 13. Hansi: “The Heart of the Consortium” 183
20. Part III. Indifference
21. 14. Istanbul 196
22. 15. Pre-State Israel, the Jewish People, and the Holocaust 216
23. Part IV. Deception
24. 16. The Struggle for the Narrative 235
25. 17. The Kasztner Affair 243
26. 18. Rewriting the History 261
27. 19. Deception Techniques 267
28. 20. The Brands Affair 291
29. Epilogue 298
30. Appendices 304
31. Timetable 335
32. Bibliography 345
33. Index 349