A report from the American Legation in Switzerland to the US State Department with the title “Confirming Reports of Mass Executions of Jews in Poland” describes the systematic deprivation and murder of Jews across Europe and specifically in ghettos and Nazi concentration camps in Poland, adding to growing evidence of Nazi atrocities against the Jewish populations of occupied Europe.
Nazi and Hungarian authorities begin to register the country's Jews, force them to wear an identification badge, confiscate propery and businesses, and soon isolate them in ghettos.
Nazi and Hungarian authorities begin to register the country's Jews, force them to wear an identification badge, confiscate propery and businesses, and soon isolate them in ghettos.
Unable to convince his relatives in Hungary of the danger to Jews under Nazi occupation, Oscar demands to be sent back to his parents in Prešov. He travels with a smuggler organized by his parents.
Hungary, part of the Axis powers since 1940, wavers in its support of Hitler after Soviet successes on the battlefield. Concerned that Hungary is preparing to leave the Axis powers and join the Allies, Hitler orders Hungary’s occupation. Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy is sidelined and a pro-Nazi government is appointed. Up to this point, Hungary has refused to deport its Jewish population.