▁also ▁known ▁for ▁def ending ▁Rudolf ▁K ast ner ▁and ▁the ▁A id ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Committee , ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁not ▁public izing ▁the ▁V r ba - W etz ler ▁report ▁which ▁documented ▁the ▁deport ation ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Jews ▁to ▁Aus ch witz . ▁According ▁to ▁B auer , ▁conditions ▁prevent ed ▁K ast ner ▁and ▁other ▁Jewish ▁leaders ▁from ▁public izing ▁what ▁they ▁knew , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁prevent ed ▁Jews ▁from ▁esc aping . ▁ ▁The ▁init iation ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁functional ism ▁versus ▁intent ional ism ▁question , ▁B auer ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁an ▁Intent ional ist , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁leading ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁a ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁schools . ▁B auer ▁arg ues ▁that ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Heinrich ▁Him ml er ' s ▁memor and um ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁regarding ▁the ▁" Final ▁Solution ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Question " — in ▁which ▁Him ml er ▁states ▁his ▁re jection ▁of ▁" the ▁B ols he vik ▁method ▁of ▁physical ▁anni h ilation ▁of ▁a ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁inner ▁conv iction ▁as ▁un - G erman ▁and ▁impossible ," ▁and ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁recommend ▁the ▁Mad agas car ▁Plan ▁as ▁the ▁desired ▁" ter rit orial ▁solution " ▁of ▁the ▁" J ew ish ▁Question " — pro ves ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁master ▁plan ▁for ▁gen o