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Escape from Auschwitz
Two Slovak Jews managed to escape and help save others by sharing their detailed account of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- Series
- Secrets of the Dead
- Premiere Date
- April 30, 2008
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- International
Producer/Director
Alex Dunlop
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The Film
The Auschwitz concentration camp was one of the most guarded secrets of the Third Reich. Escape from Auschwitz tells the incredible story of two young Slovak Jews — Rudolph Vrba and Alfred Wetzler — who managed to escape and help save as many as 120,000 Jews by sharing their detailed account with Allies around the world.
