Wallenberg Raoul

Wallenberg, Raoul, 1912-1947
Wallenberg, Raoul 1912-1945
Vallenberg, Raulʹ, 1912-1947
Валленберг, Рауль, 1912-1947
Wallenberg, Raoul
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Identifier: 000422
Type of Entity: Person

Dates of Existence

05/08/1912

17/07/1947

History

Swedish architect, businessman and diplomat. He arrived in Hungary in July 1944 as a member of the Swedish diplomatic mission. He played a dominant role in the diplomatic protection provided for Jews. He issued thousands of protective documents and placed numerous Budapest buildings under Swedish protection during the Arrow Cross regime. Soviet authorities arrested him in January 1945 and took him to Moscow, where he died in 1947.

Places

Stockholm, Sweden

Sources

The New Encyclopædia Britannica / Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. , 2003. - v. 12, p. 470

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"Rescue in Scandinavia" documentary film
1. Oral history interviews of the Sy Rotter collection, RG-50.596
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn49766
- English
- 1994
- 1 videocassette (Betacam SP),
- Updated 1 year ago
Albert Balassa Schutzpass
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn36338
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of one Swedish safe conduct pass issued to Mr. Albert Balassa in Budapest on October 22, 1944. The document, in which Mr. Balassa's name is filled in to a form, is signed by Raoul Wallenberg.
Becker family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn625665
- English
- 1909-1946
- box oversize boxes oversize folders book enclosures 1 2 2 3
- Updated 1 year ago
Biographical materials and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of the Becker family of Budapest, Hungary. Biographical materials include Ivan Becker’s Swedish protection document issued by Raoul Wallenberg and postwar documents from the Bad Gastein displaced persons camp; identification documents of his father Dezsö Becker, grandmother Frida Becker, and sister Anna Becker; his mother Kato Becker’s handwritten Hungarian cookbook; and a family history. Photographs include depictions of World War I, family photographs, and postwar photographs from Bad Gastein. Biographical ma...
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings mainly regarding Jews and the Holocaust, 1934-1965
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689918
- English, Hebrew
- 1934-1965
- Original Typewritten דפוס מקור 380 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings mainly regarding Jews and the Holocaust, 1934-1965 Among the clippings: - Article by Dr. Hans Buckheim regarding Rolf Hochhut's play, "The Deputy" ("Der Stellvertreter"), dealing with the role played by Pope Pius XII in the Holocaust (pp. 2-10); - Articles by Dr. Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich from Basel which appeared in the Swiss journal, "Christlich-Jeudischer Forum", October 1960 (pp.14-25); - Study by Josef Wolf regarding Raoul Wallenberg, which appeared in the supplement of the German weekly, "Das Parlament", 22 October 1958 (pp. 34-53); - Newspa...
Brody-Pauncz family papers
- The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide
- WL627
- English
- 1870-1971
- 5 folders
- Updated 2 years ago
The papers in this collection document the lives of a Hungarian Jewish family which managed to survive the Holocaust thanks, in large part, to the efforts of the Swedish diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg. Of particular interest is material relating to Nazi persecution at 627/4 and 627/5. There is evidence of a relationship with Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of some 90,000 Jews in Hungary. George Brody was made a manager of one of the properties bought by the Swedish government in Budapest to give protection to Jewish citizens.This collection also contains material on t...
Carl Lutz Collection: Several letters and newspaper clippings regarding the activities of Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest and his disappearance
1. P.19 Collection of Carl Lutz, Swiss Diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations, 1935-1970
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3687922
- English, Hebrew
- 1948-1957
- Original
- Updated 6 years ago
Carl Lutz Collection: Several letters and newspaper clippings regarding the activities of Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest and his disappearance
Case of Guy Von Dardel and Sven Hagstromer v. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn503491
- English
- 1984
- folder 1 , 2 microfiche,
- Updated 1 year ago
Consists of copies of the proceedings of a lawsuit filed by Guy Von Dardel and Sven Hagstromer in 1984 against the Soviet Union for unlawful seizure and imprisonment of Raoul Wallenberg in 1945. The materials include information concerning Wallenberg's attempts to rescue Hungarian Jews from Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. There is included a Russian translation of the proceedings.
Czeisler and Paszor families papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516769
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The papers consist of three documents and 11 photographs relating to the life of Gyorgy Czeisler (George Levoy; donor's husband) who worked at the Swedish embassy in Budapest, Hungary, as a driver and on occasion worked with Raoul Wallenberg. The documents include a certificate of Gyorgy Czeisler's employment with the Swedish embassy signed by Wallenberg, a request for his examption from wearing a Star of David badge, and his Swedish Schutzpass. Also included are photographs of the Czeisler and Paszor [donor's] families and experiences in Hungary during the Holocaust.
Diplomats
- EHRI Terms
- English
- Updated 6 years ago
- Broader Terms
- Politicians and Statespersons
- Diplomacy
Documentation collected by the historian, Dov Dinur, regarding the activity of Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary, 1944-1945
1. P.54 - Archive of Dr. Israel Kasztner, one of the leaders of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, and Collection of Dov Dinur, Kasztner's Biographer
- Foodparcels to Theresienstadt Memo Concerning the Treatment of Jews in Hungary Negotiations Regarding Swedish Vessels for Transport to Palestine Note about the Chalutz Movement in Sweden Note on the Intervention of Professor Dr. Ehrenpreis on Behalf of the Jews in Bulgaria Note on the Scandinavian Section of the World Jewish Congress Relief Activities of the Jewish Community in Stockholm for Jews Outside Sweden Report on Hungarian Jews
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9394010
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 31 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Documentation collected by the historian, Dov Dinur, regarding the activity of Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary, 1944-1945
Eye-Witness-Reports of the Fate of Survivors
- Institut für Zeitgeschichte–Archiv
- MZS / 12
- German
- Updated 10 years ago
III. Persecution 1939-1945: i) Emigration, nach Ländern geordnet.
Flüchtlinge I
1. Sammlungen
2. Grossmann, Kurt (Demokr. Flüchtlingsfürsorge, Emigration, Wiedergutm.)
- Institut für Zeitgeschichte–Archiv
- ED 201 / 4
- German
- 1934-1964
- Updated 10 years ago
Denkschriften zur Flüchtlingsfrage 1936-1945 (hektographisch und maschinenschriftlich): unter anderem Memoranden des Tschechoslowakischen Nationalkomitees für deutsche Flüchtlinge 1936; Flüchtlingsstatus nach den Beschlüssen der Internationalen Konferenz für Asylrecht, Paris, 20./21. Juni 1937, Exposé über Auswanderung nach Bolivien, Nr. 5/1938 der Correspondance de Génève zur Konferenz von Evian; Emmanuel Celler, Entrance of Refugees Into the United States, Rede am 24. Januar 1944 im Repräsentanten-Haus (Sonderdruck aus Congress Record): Einwanderungspolitik der USA, statistische Angaben, ...
Righteous Among the Nations
- EHRI Terms
- English
- Updated 6 years ago
- Broader Terms
- Rescuers
Heiner Lichtenstein Collection: Manuscript of a book written by Heiner Lichtenstein regarding the activities and fate of Raul Wallenberg including cover letters, 1982
1. P.26 - Heiner Lichtenstein Collection - Documentation collected by a Journalist who wrote about the Holocaust and about Trials of Nazi War Criminals, 1952-1987
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3685420
- English, Hebrew
- מקור וקסרוקס
- Updated 6 years ago
Heiner Lichtenstein Collection: Manuscript of a book written by Heiner Lichtenstein regarding the activities and fate of Raul Wallenberg including cover letters, 1982
Henry Kalmus papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn84178
- English
- 1938-1948
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Henry Kalmus papers consist chiefly of correspondence received by Kalmus from Vilmos Forgács, and from other friends and professional colleagues that he knew from his time in Budapest, when he worked as an engineer at Orion Radio (Hungarian Tungsten Lamp Works). Most of the correspondence dates from 1938 - 1948, beginning in the year that Kalmus left Hungary to immigrate to the United States. Initial letters inquire after Kalmus’ life abroad as well as report on day to day events in Budapest. In a few letters, references are made to attempts to emigrate from Hungary, both on the efforts...
Hungary
- FAST Subjects
- English
- Updated 10 years ago
Janos and Marta Beer papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn517257
- English
- 1944
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The János and Marta Beér papers consist of five photographs by Tom Veres; three lists of Jews in different localities (prison camps) who fall under the protection of the Swedish Legation in Hungary; a letter signed by Raoul Wallenberg to free Dr. Georg Ballint (a Swedish citizen); a document issued by the Royal Swedish Embassy in Budapest stating that János Beér is a permanent employee of the Humanitarian Department; an identification card for János Beér issued by the Office for Jewish Issues; and a work identification card signed by Raoul Wallenberg.
Judith Weiszmann collection of stamps
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn63283
- English
- 2012
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains postage stamps issued in Canada and Sweden in 2012, commemorating Raoul Wallenberg on the centenary of his birth. The graphic design of both stamps incorporate a "Schutzpass" that was issued to Judith Weiszmann, nee Kopstein, in Budapest in 1944. Included are postage stamps, first day covers, and souvenir sheets; as well as copies of news articles about Weiszmann and the issue of the Canadian postage stamp, that appeared in publications in Canada, Germany, and Hungary.
Koranyi family papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn646284
- English
- 1944-1961
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Koranyi family papers include a postcard, two Swedish protective documents, a photograph, and a photocopied clipping documenting the survival of Zsigmond (Sigmund), Sara, and Marta Koranyi in Budapest during the Holocaust. Marta’s friend Gabrielle (Gabi) sent her the postcard in June 1944 from a sealed deportation train destined for Auschwitz, where Gabi was killed. A rough English translation of the Hungarian postcard reads, “My little Martha, Since the morning we have been standing with our packings, we don’t know where we are going. Think of us, Many Kisses, Giza. Please send a card ...
Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Official documentation, reports, articles, lectures, notes and correspondence regarding Raoul Wallenberg, and regarding the Jews of Hungary; rescue of Jews, the Yishuv (Jewish population of Eretz Israel prior to the establishm
1. P.49- Archive of Leni Yahil, Holocaust Researcher, 1904-2002
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5345237
- English, Hebrew
- מקור וקסרוקס 645 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Official documentation, reports, articles, lectures, notes and correspondence regarding Raoul Wallenberg, and regarding the Jews of Hungary; rescue of Jews, the Yishuv (Jewish population of Eretz Israel prior to the establishment of the State of Israel) and the Holocaust, trials of Nazi criminals, stages in the "Final Solution" and more There are three volumes in the file: Volume I Official documentation, reports, articles, booklets and notes regarding Raoul Wallenberg and regarding the Jews of Hungary during the Holocaust Volume II Official documentation, artic...