feif un and starwolf: those philanthropists whose aid Rav Aaron Kotler and other Roshei Yeshivos enlisted in starting their mosdos were hardly MO. (which arguably didn’t exist at the time) they were conservative, reform, traditional, or just plain frei. if you really want to align yourselves with them, go right ahead. once we’re on the subject, perhaps you could explain why you seem feel that you have no obligations yourselves to support Torah mosdos and feel that you deserve eternal gratitude for every cent you contribute?
as far as “The Holocaust in History” is concerned, i don’t have it on hand, and therefore can’t reference page numbers, but there is no shortage of damning material in his sections on the zionistic leaders of the judenraat, the response of world zionist leaders etc.
truthsharer: it’s well known that Rav Elchonon Wasserman could have saved himself by remaining in america, but chose to return to be together with his talmidim. However i have never seen or heard anywhere that he could have saved his yeshiva as well, please back that up.