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Flight and Rescue

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There are scores of accounts of this incredible saga. They often contradict each other ins many details. My father's name (mispelled) is in Sugihara's list, and my mother travelled on his visa.

When I reviewed the many accounts to prepare a presentation about my parents' escape, I concluded that, for the most part, this book by the US Holocaust Museum is the most reliable resource for much of the story. I do believe that at least two of the the refugees significantly overstated their own roles, and that credit for certain activities is given to the most vigorous self-promoters. I also believe that some accounts are riddled by what I believe to be settling of old scores.

All that being said, for the most part, this book is better than most. I also recommend the book "Refugee & Survivor, by Zorach Warhaftig. Warhaftig was intimately involved in much of this saga and his account is excellent. However, he was not involved in the actual departure and travels of the Mir Yeshiva and he is mistaken in the details of that part of the story. Alas, he also fails to give the names of other significant participants from the Mir Yeshiva, including that of my father, Rabbi Moses Jesajas Cohn (Kohn.)