The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz: George Mantello, El Salvador, and Switzerland's Finest Hour (Religion, Theology, and the Holocaust) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Joseph I. Lieberman (Foreword)

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This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz.

Product Details

• Paperback: 341 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815606443
• ISBN-13: 978-0815606444
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #476,276 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Schindler, March 3, 2001

By A Customer

THis is a compelling story written almost in novel form. The history is documented meticulously and represents a herculean effort by the author. This story of rescue on a grand scale is largely unknown and Schindler's efforts pale b comparison. This is a must read for anyone interested in the Holocaust. The author deserves much praise-I would love to hear him speak!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rescue of many Hungarian Jews, February 17, 2004

By	"jlowen27" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz: George Mantello, El Salvador, and Switzerland's Finest Hour (Religion, Theology, and the Holocaust) (Hardcover)

After Hungary left WWII, Germans felt free to round up Hungarian Jews for extermination. The book, based on meticulously researched material, reads as an adventure-mystery novel yet is non-fiction. It shows that rescue was possible to an extent when people,with proper leadership, rose up and protested. Credit here goes to the Swiss people, journalists and major Swiss Theologians and Pastors.Under leadership of outstanding Swiss theologians such as Karl Barth, the Swiss people evinced an extraordinary moral leadership in efforts to halt mass murder of Hungarian Jews. The drive for rescue was spearheaded by a Rumanian Jew named Mantello who worked for the El Salvadoran embassy in Switzerland.The facts give the Swiss people the credit they deserve for helping in the rescue of Jews and show that where there was courage and a will, many were rescued. Anyone with the slightest interest in human courage and dignity, not just the holocaust, should read this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salvadoran, September 28, 2005

By	Jose Mario Vides - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After read this book i must say ¡ I am proud to be a citizen from El Salvador ¡ ¿why? I didn't know that my country make such big contribution to save the live of thousand of Jews.
GOD Bless and follow Blessing our country EL SALVADOR because that.