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On March 27, 2006. Rudolf Vrba passed away at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife, and their daughter Zuza Vrbova Jackson, and two grandchildren.

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Following the war, Rudolf Vrba went on to become a distinguished medical researcher in 4 different countries. Israel, England, United States, and Canada.

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Alfred Wetzler was the man that escaped from Auschwitz with Rudolf Vrba. He was born in Slovakia on May 10, 1918. He was sent to Auschwitz in 1942. And, escaped 2 years later with Vrba.

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Just 3 hours after, the guards found they were missing, and called for a search mission. The search lasted for 3 days. 3 days later, the search was called off. Vrba, and Wetzler hid in the cavity for ALL 3 days. When the search ended they ran towards the Slovakian border.

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The Auschwitz protocol was sent to several countries around the world. Including the Unites States. These papers caused more countries to fought back. And ultimately sped up the ending of the war.

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Vrba on the left, Wetzler on the right.

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Vrba made diagrams of the Gas chambers being used by the Nazis

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Read this article about the life of Vrba

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Read this article about the life of Vrba

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https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/07/world/europe/rudolf-vrba-81-auschwitz-witness-dies.html

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Alfred Wetzler

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Once just inside the Slovakian border, Vrba and Wetzler met up with the Slovakian Jewish council. Together, they made what is know as the Auschwitz protocol. A document stating exactly what they had seen in the camp. They put together a map of the camp, and an exact diagram of the main killing machines that the Nazis used. The gas chambers.

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"I cannot forgive" - Rudolf Vrba

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At the camp, Vrba met a Jewish man from the same town as him. His name was Alfred Wetzler.  The two of them quickly devised a plan that seemed possible. To escape from Auschwitz ll. They hid in a small cavity in a pile of wood just outside of camp, that was waiting to be used for building.

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Rudolf Vrba Auschwitz protocol was diagram, or map of Auschwitz- Birkenau

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Born in Czechoslovakia Vrba was born into a Jewish Household.  He went to school just like any other boy at the time. By the time he was 18 World War ll had begun, and the Nazis had taken over Czechoslovakia. He was captured and taken to Auschwitz, then later moved to Auschwitz ll.

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Rudolf Vrba on the Resistance in Auschwitz (Shoah, 1985)

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Rudolf Vrba on the Resistance in Auschwitz (Shoah, 1985)

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Rudolf Vrba on the Resistance in Auschwitz (Shoah, 1985)