Alfréd Wetzler
Alfréd Israel Wetzler (10 May 1918 – 8 February 1988), who wrote under the alias Jozef Lánik, was a Slovak Jewish writer. He is known for escaping from Auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the Vrba-Wetzler Report, which helped halt the deportation of Jews from Hungary, saving up to 200,000 lives.
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| Born | Alfred Israel Wetzler 10 May 1918 Nagyszombat, Austria-Hungary (present-day Trnava, Slovakia) |
| Died | 8 February 1988 (aged 69) |
| Other names | Jozef Lánik (pen name) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, editor, farmer |
| Known for | Escapee of Auschwitz Concentration Camp (10 April 1944) Writing the Vrba-Wetzler report, alongside fellow escapee Rudolf Vrba (released mid-1944) |
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