02/12/2025
Witness a moment of staggering historical irony that was nearly missed by the machinery of government. When urgently seeking entry documentation, one individual was met with the baffling dismissal from a British Home Office clerk: What's the rush, old boy? Nothing will happen in Europe. The timeline that followedโthe start of World War II just months laterโis a chilling testament to missed signals and bureaucratic complacency. This clip offers a window into the high stakes surrounding survival on the eve of the Holocaust, a conflict marked by unimaginable evil yet punctuated by moments of extraordinary courage. Dive into this compelling piece of forgotten near-history.