Rescuing Hungarian Jews – Raoul Wallenberg Statue

Rescuing Hungarian Jews – Raoul Wallenberg Statue
Memorial to Raoul Wallenberg (1912-1947?), Swedish diplomat who worked in Budapest, during World War II to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. The inauguration of the original monument carved by Mr. Pál Pátzay was scheduled April 9, 1949 by the Wallenberg Committee but the communist regime removed it during the previous night. The parapet was destroyed, the sculpture was erected later in Debrecen (Hungary) but its origin was kept secret. Finally it was restored to the 50th anniversary of its demolition. (Budapest, District XIII)

Rescuing Hungarian Jews – Raoul Wallenberg Statue

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Raoul Wallenberg, a diplomat at the Swedish embassy in Budapest, led one of the largest and most successful rescue operations during the Holocaust in Hungary. Sweden, as a neutral country, issued temporary passports (Shutzpass) to Jews, which authorized the holder to travel within the issuing country.  According to these documents, the bearer enjoyed the diplomatic protection of Sweden. By issuing passports on a large scale, Wallenberg saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Diplomats from other neutral countries also undertook similar rescue efforts. Carl Lutz, a Swiss diplomat, and Giorgio Perlasca, who presented himself as a Spanish diplomat, issued emigration certificates to Jews. More than 100.000 Jews in Budapest survived the Holocaust, many of whom were saved thanks to foreign diplomats involved in rescue missions.

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