How did Americans react to reports that over two million Jews had already been murdered as of 1942?

The United States entered World War II in December 1941, after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. By 1943, the American press carried a number of reports about the ongoing mass murder of Jews. Although the United States could have done more to aid the victims of Nazi Germany and its collaborators, large-scale rescue was impossible by the time the United States entered the war.
KEY FACTS
1
In 1942, the US State Department confirmed that Nazi Germany planned to murder all the Jews of Europe. This information was reported widely in the American press.

2
The United States and the other Allied forces prioritized military victory over humanitarian aid during World War II.

3
In January 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt created the War Refugee Board to carry out a new US policy of proactive rescue and relief for Nazi victims. Its efforts saved tens of thousands of lives.