By most I mean only that more than 50% of Western Jews survived. I'm pretty sure that's true although now that I think about it that might include Britain and Ireland which would obviously skew the percentages. And the percentages of course do not tell the whole story. France, which had the largest population of jews in Western Europe, had 75% of its jews survive. However, a majority of those who died were Polish jews who had immigrated, a common scene throughout Europe. States were generally unwilling to kill there own citizens.
Your point about the theft of jewish property is a good one. Ghettos would be forced to ransom their own jews to save them from deportation only to deported at a later date. Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka, believed that they were gassing the jews in order to steal their property.
Your point about the theft of jewish property is a good one. Ghettos would be forced to ransom their own jews to save them from deportation only to deported at a later date. Franz Stangl, the commandant of Treblinka, believed that they were gassing the jews in order to steal their property.