Ann Weiszmann has a fascination for Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat credited with saving tens of thousands of Jewish lives in Nazi-occupied Hungary by issuing them bogus Swedish identity papers, or “shutz-passes.” Ms. Weiszmann’s interest in the man is understandable:… Read More »A WWII survivor recognizes herself on the new Raoul Wallenberg stamp
FSB and the Supreme Court ignored the order of their declassification (Google traduction) The Constitutional Court (CC) has published a decision on the appeal of the historian Nikita Petrov, which should ensure the access of citizens to the most socially… Read More »The Constitutional Court banned the late state secrets
A new Canadian Raoul Wallenberg stamp has been delivered with a 1944 Raoul Wallenberg passport photo. The stamp includes an image from the Schutz-Pass, a protective pass, which Raoul Wallenberg handed out to people in the Jewish communit. Steven Fletcher Canadian… Read More »Canada honors Raoul Wallenberg with a postage stamp
Halpert reports from the Raoul Wallenberg conference co-sponsored by the Diplomatische Akademie, Wien, the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut, Graz as well as the Embassies of Sweden, Israel and Hungary, November 14, 2012. She reports of the urgent appeals by several conference… Read More »Urgent appeal for direct access to essential russian archives
The story of Raoul Wallenberg-Eternal Lessons and Inspiration for the Profession of Social Work The Holocaust was an exception in history, a systematic plan to eradicate an entire people, the Jewish people. The Jewish people were the prime victims of… Read More »The story of Raoul Wallenberg