Raoul Wallenberg
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Wallenbergs Importance
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman based in Budapest known for saving hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews from assassination by Nazis. Raoul offered the Jews safe houses and private passports to help the Jews escape.in January 1945, for unknown reasons, Wallenberg was held custody by soviet forces somewhere outside of Budapest and no one heard from him again. There are many stories about how he died. Soviet officials admitted that they took Raoul into custody and died of a heart attack in 1947 in a Moscow prison. Later on many sources said the he was still alive but held captive by Russians. His fate still remains a mystery.
Wallenbergs Safe Houses
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Raoul Wallenberg
Young Life and Schooling
Fun Facts
1. Their is a "Wallenberg Medal" awarded at the University of Michigan for humanitarian efforts.
2. Wallenberg completed 9 months of military service.
3. Lived in Paris for a year.
4. In 1944, someone tried to attack wallenberg in his car but, Walleneberg was not in his car in time of attack.
5. Walleneberg became second of a total of seven people to be recognized as an honorary citizen of the United States.
6. Wallenberg got his bachelor degree of Science in Architecture in 1935 from the University of Michigan.
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Remembering Wallenebrg
In Jerusalem there is a memorial dedicated to over 6 million Jews that were killed during the Nazi invasion. Running through the area is a street called ‘Avenue of the Righteous’ bordered by 600 trees with engravings of names of non-Jewish individuals that risked their life to save others. One of these trees holds the name of Raoul Wallenberg. There are many statues and monuments around the globe in honor of Raoul. His legacy lives on through movies, books, music, and films.