[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 63 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 19, 1994]
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                        THE HOLOCAUST IN HUNGARY

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 19, 1994

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I bring to my colleagues' attention a most 
vivid historical account of what Winston Churchill once called 
``probably the greatest and most horrible crime * * * in the history of 
the world.'' The Politics of Genocide by Professor Randolph L. Braham 
is unquestionably the most eloquent and comprehensive study of the 
Holocaust in Hungary ever produced.
  Professor Braham explores the early development of the anti-Jewish 
movement in Hungary starting immediately following World War I. He 
discusses at length the Nazi's Hungarian sympathizers who accommodated 
the resettlement of the Jews. The Politics of Genocide brings to life 
the cruel efficiency with which the encroaching Nazi war machine made 
its way through the individual villages of Hungary in a matter of 
months, exterminating everything in its path.
  As one who experienced the Holocaust in Hungary first hand, I found 
myself entranced by the incisive and graphic description that pours out 
of every chapter. He demonstrates his unparalleled expertise on the 
history of Hungarian Jewry while exploring many of the important themes 
that dominated modern Hungarian, Jewish, and German history.
  The recently published, revised and enlarged edition, published on 
the 50th anniversary of the Holocaust, reaches a new level of 
comprehensiveness that is unlikely ever to be surpassed. Professor 
Braham has investigated the period through a wide range of archival 
documents, the contemporaneous press and extensive research which has 
spanned the globe. He combines an exceptional command of detail and an 
aggressive style with penetrating observations which will appeal to the 
historian and layman alike.
  This is the writing of contemporary history at its best. As a 
Congressman, an educator, and as a survivor, I recommend this excellent 
book to my colleagues without reservation.

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