1942

Lesser family escapes to Bochnia in the middle of the night
The New York Times reports that Nazis have machine-gunned over 100,000 Jews in Baltic states, 100,000 in Poland and twice as many in western Russia
London Daily Telegraph reports that over 1,000,000 Jews have already been killed by Nazis
Swiss representatives of World Jewish Congress pass information to London and Washington regarding Nazi plan to exterminate all Jews
Open-pit burning of Jews begins at Auschwitz