Dr. Seuss: I assumed your translation was correct. I was referring to your summary – “Rav Elchonon Wasserman ZT”L said it is preferable to be physically murdered by the Nazi’s ym”s than to be “saved” by Yeshiva University and face the spiritual destruction there.”
He doesn’t say it’s better to be murdered than to face spiritual destruction, he discusses SAKANA of death. I don’t think he expected the murder that came about to actually come about (though, obviously, there was a sakana).