But our response was characterized by inactivity and silence. According to Wyman. the mass media devoted little coverage to the reports of massacres. He also documents the near silence of churches In this country. Wyman believes the United States wasted 14 months during which it could have made significant relief efforts. It took 14 months from the time the State Department acknowledged the Holocaust in November 1942 until a War Refugee Board was created to resettle in this country refugees from Fascistcontrolled lands. Mr. President. the Holocaust will forever remain a shameful chapter in the history of civilization. It Is a shame not only by those who perpetrated the crimes. but also by those who stood silent In the fact of those crimes.
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