Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jonathan Freedland's The Escape Artist In 1944, Rudolf Vrba escaped from Auschwitz, determined to warn other Jews about its horrors. His detailed accounts of the camp’s operations contributed significantly to the world’s understanding of the Holocaust and helped save 200,000 Hungarian Jews. In The Escape Artist (2022), journalist Jonathan Freedland chronicles Rudolf’s early life in Slovakia, his experiences in Nazi concentration camps, and his post-war struggles. Although he lived a full life, the shadow of Auschwitz was one thing he could never escape.
