Only 20,000 can get in. British and U.S. officials open a 12-day conference in Bermuda to discuss the possibility of rescuing European Jewish refugees. First day of Warsaw ghetto uprising. State Department receives message from Gerhart Riegner outlining plan to rescue Rumanian and French Jews.
Nazis liquidate the Warsaw ghetto.
The Treasury Department is prepared to issue license allowing for the transfer of funds from Jewish organizations in the U.S. to Switzerland. The money would be used to help rescue Jews from Rumania and France. The Emergency Conference to Save the Jewish People of Europe takes place in New York City. 1500 people attend. A report received by Jewish leaders in the U.S. advises that the death toll of European Jews has reached four million.