The man who stopped the trains to Auschwitz: George Mantello, El Salvador, and Switzerland’s finest hour
| Author | David Kranzler |
| Publication information | Syracuse University Press, 2000, 341 pages |
| Abbreviation | ISBN 0815628730 |
Narrative
The man who stopped the trains to Auschwitz is the true story of one man's efforts to bring horrific news of the Nazi genocide to the Swiss public, and to the rest of the world. With this information, prominent Swiss church leaders and theologians condemned the unfolding Holocaust from their pulpits, spurring public demonstrations.
In 400 articles appearing in 120 newspapers, George Mantello reached opinion makers throughout the world community, and the resultant pressure halted the Hungarian deportations.
George Mantello distributed thousands of Salvadoran citizenship papers to Jews in Nazi-occupied territories.
In addition to Mantello's role, Kranzler showed how Swiss theologians such as Karl Barth and Paul Vogt mobilized thousands of Christians against the Germans and against the indifference of the Swiss government and the International Red Cross.