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Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish man born on August 4th of 1912. He is known for being the 'hero' who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews. He's even in the Guinness Book of World Records! -
Rescue Efforts
Raoul Wallenberg was selected to be one of the people to travel to Budapest to rescue European Jews. -
Budapest in the 1940's
Wallenberg provided passports to Jews that helped them from being deported. He also set up 'safe houses' for them to hideout in. -
Fall of 1944
Raoul Wallenberg saved thousands of Jews, some by which he rescued himself as they were at the deportation trains. He risked his life countless times as he was "sympathetic to the plight of European Jews." -
Jews Marching West
Hungarian authorities forced around 10,000 Jews to move west to the Hungarian border. This clearly upset Wallenberg because quite a few times he intervened and tried to help those who had passes. He tried saving as many as possible. -
Helping Others
In the summer of 1944, many Jews were taken to ghettos in Budapest and were not able to do anything about it. Raoul soon opened an embassy near the ghettos and hired mainly Jews. -
Wallenberg vs. Eichmann
In October of 1944, Adolf Eichmann tried to have Raoul assassinated, though Wallenberg wasn't even there. Later on Eichmann threatened Raoul again, and this time Raoul actually challenged Adolf. But, nothing ever happened. -
Schutz-Pass
One of the biggest ways that Raoul helped thousands of Jews was by giving them 'certificates of protection' called Schutz-Passes. There are many pictures of actual passes that he has written. -
Disappearance
Raoul's death and death date is still unclear, and it will always remain a mystery. Wallenberg was last seen taken by Soviet forces in Moscow, Russia in 1945. It is said that he possibly passed away in 1947. Though the world will never know how, when, and exactly where. -
Wallenberg's Legacy
Wallenberg was a man with a heart. He put his life on the line countless times to save the Jewish. He was known by many as a hero and a sympathetic and loving person. In only one year, Raoul saved 100,000 people.
