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Welcome
to the RWC News room. Here you will find regular updates
on news reporting about Raoul Wallenberg, A STUDY of HEROES,
Awards and Events, and general news regarding the Committee.
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Saved Hungarian Jews salute citizen Raoul Wallenberg
April 16, 2013
Frank Vajda was just nine when he and his mother
were lined up in front of a machine gun with about
30 other Jewish Hungarians, waiting to be shot by
members of the pro-Nazi Arrow Cross Party. Now 77
and a professor of neurology in Melbourne, he remembers
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arriving to confront
the execution squad and eventually persuading its
commanders that he was entitled to take the Jews away...
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Swedes to get Raoul Wallenberg memorial day
January 4, 2013
Top Swedish politicians have introduced an official
memorial day for the "great Swede" Raoul
Wallenberg, who saved 100,000 people from the Holocaust
in Budapest during World War II..
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'Re-open
probe into Raoul Wallenberg’s fate'
July 6, 2012
Official claims from Russia about when Swedish
diplomat Raoul Wallenberg died appear ever more doubtful
as new evidence emerges, argues historian Susanne
Berger, who has called for the investigation in Wallenberg's
fate to be re-opened. After conducting a decade-long
investigation, the official joint Swedish-Russian
Working Group studying Wallenberg's fate in Russia
concluded its report in 2001 with these succinct words:
"The burden of proof regarding the death of Raoul
Wallenberg rests with the Russian government".
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Why
Raoul Wallenberg’s Centennial Matters
June 27, 2012
The Swedish rescuer Raoul Wallenberg was born
100 years ago this summer, and his centennial is being
commemorated with events in many cities across Europe
and North America. On June 26, a symposium in his
memory was held at Yad Vashem’s International
Institute for Holocaust Research in Jerusalem.
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Russia
Denies It's Hiding Details Of Holocaust Hero Raoul
Wallenberg's Fate
May 29, 2012
Raoul Wallenberg is credited with saving thousands
of Jews in Budapest during the Nazi occupation by
giving them Swedish travel papers or moving them to
safe houses. The Swedish diplomat was arrested by
the Soviet Red Army more than six decades ago. His
fate has been a mystery ever since. On Monday, the
chief archivist of Russia's counterintelligence service
said the agency will continue searching for clues
about his fate.
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Russia
Says the Wallenberg Case Is Still Open
May 28, 2012
The chief archivist of Russia's counterintelligence
service said Monday it will continue searching for
clues about the mystery of Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg,
who vanished while in Soviet captivity. Lt.-Gen. Vasily
Khristoforov said that his agency, the Federal Security
Service, has no reason to withhold any information
about the Swedish diplomat from the public eye. He
rejected critics' allegations that his service, the
main KGB successor, could be hiding documents related
to Wallenberg's fate.
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Honoring
Raoul Wallenberg
May 25, 2012
“Raoul Wallenberg could have chosen to live
a life of comfort and safety . . . during World War
II,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns
said recently in Stockholm, Sweden on the 100th anniversary
of Raoul Wallenberg's birth. “Instead, he risked
his life to save the lives of others. Raoul Wallenberg
paid dearly for his brave choice, and his actions
speak to the core of our common humanity.”
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Raoul
Wallenberg statue defaced in Hungary
May 23, 2012
Agroup of American tourists visiting Budapest
were shocked to find a statue commemorating Swedish
diplomat Raoul Wallenberg defaced, the news website
Nepszabadsag Online reported. The tourists found the
statue covered in blood with blood-oozing pig’s
feet attached to it and rushed to notify authorities.
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New
Stamp Honors Raoul Wallenberg
May 10, 2012
Raoul Wallenberg is being honored with a stamp
on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The stamp will
be available for purchase on May 10, 2012.
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Fighting
for the Truth in the Wallenberg Case
May 4, 2012
The story of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish businessman
and diplomat who went to Hungary in 1944 to rescue
the Jews of Budapest, bears all the hallmarks of a
Greek tragedy. Young and idealistic, he fought one
totalitarian regime — Nazism — only to fall
victim to another — Stalinism — when he
was arrested by Soviet forces in Hungary in January
1945. As such, his case seamlessly links the two defining
events of the 20th century — the Holocaust and
the Cold War.
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Investigation
into Fate of Wallenberg Must Continue
April 25, 2012
With Russia’s failure to produce conclusive
evidence about the fate of Raoul Wallenberg in Soviet
captivity, the Swedish government must continue to
press for direct access to essential archives and
to locate witnesses who may have factual information
about what happened to the Swedish diplomat who saved
thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi persecution
in 1944, only to disappear himself in the Soviet Union
in 1945.
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US
President Obama Honors Raoul Wallenberg (VIDEO)
April 19, 2012
US President Barack Obama commemorates a true
human hero and soul, a guiding beacon in a gloomy,
frightening world filled with cruelty. Raoul Wallenberg
impersonates the unselfish humanity struggling against
stupidity and malice. He was a TRUE HERO.
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Holocaust
Hero, Raoul Wallenberg, Re-discovered in Australia
April 16, 2012
A Holocaust Hero, a Swedish Student, Raoul Wallenberg
(1912 - ) is surprisingly 're-discovered' in Australia
by this alum of his American university. His life,
now 100 years since his birth, inspires individuals
who can make a difference.
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Photo:
Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Monument
March 27, 2012
Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Monument at Haga Kyrkoplan
in Central Gothenburg. Erected by the 'City of Gothenburg
Authority' in 2007, designed by local artist Charlotte
Gyllenhammar. The monument is a photo based work in
bronze and graphic concrete and is 2.5 meters tall.
Photo by Peter Boman
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Unknown
Swedish prisoner may provide clues to Wallenberg mystery
The Local - March 15, 2012
A so far unidentified Swedish prisoner in Soviet
captivity in the 1950s may provide historians with
more clues as to the fate of missing WWII diplomat
Raoul Wallenberg, argues historian Susanne Berger.
In 1957 a former German prisoner of war by the name
of Ludwig Hunoldt provided intriguing information
about a Swedish citizen he had encountered in the
Soviet captivity...
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Not
a “nobody”: choice of Raoul Wallenberg in
1944 not accidental
March 19, 2012
A major challenge for researchers in the Raoul
Wallenberg case has always been how little original
documentation about the young Swedish diplomat survives
from his adult life before 1944. Few personal letters
or other documents have been preserved...new documentation
recently discovered in Hungary suggests that Wallenberg’s
background story may be more complex than previously
thought. For one, as early as 1943, his personal network
of contacts ran deeper and broader than researchers
have realized. This raises new questions not only
about Raoul Wallenberg’s relationship with the
Wallenberg business group, but also what exactly prompted
his selection for the Budapest assignment.
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Raoul
Wallenberg in Russia: Definitely not a Guest, but
a Prisoner
Globe Herald - February 1, 2012
Sweden has announced it will hold a new inquiry
into the death of diplomat and Holocaust hero Raoul
Wallenberg after his capture by Soviet forces in 1945.
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt asked officials to look
into whether any new material had emerged that could
shed new light on what happened. The Swedish diplomat
was credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian
Jews from the Nazis.
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A
necessary example of tolerance
The Economist - February 1, 2012
The last time Raoul Wallenberg was seen alive
by his friends and colleagues was on January 17th
1945. He left his safe house in Budapest to meet the
commanders of the Red Army, which was besieging the
city. Wallenberg and his driver, Vilmos Langfelder,
were arrested and then they disappeared into the maw
of the Gulag.
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Sweden
to hold new inquiry into Wallenberg death
By BBC - January 18, 2012
Sweden has announced it will hold a new inquiry
into the death of diplomat and Holocaust hero Raoul
Wallenberg after his capture by Soviet forces in 1945.
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt asked officials to look
into whether any new material had emerged that could
shed new light on what happened. The Swedish diplomat
was credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian
Jews from the Nazis.
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Wallenberg's
Life-Giving Legacy
By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Carl Bildt
- January 16, 2012
Sweden begins a year-long celebration of the
life of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who
chose not to be indifferent when faced with great
evil...Raoul
Wallenberg’s mission was an example of American-Swedish
cooperation for the common good. His work in Budapest
was partly financed by the United States.
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Raoul
Wallenberg – Sweden's Not-So-Favourite Son
By Susanne Berger - January 2, 2012
The Swedish government has announced that it
will designate 2012 as the official "Raoul Wallenberg
Year" and the honour is more than deserved. Planned
events will highlight the remarkable courage the Swedish
businessman showed when in July 1944, at age thirty-one,
he accepted a diplomatic appointment to go to Budapest,
Hungary to confront the ruthless Nazi death machinery.
By the time of Wallenberg's arrival it had swallowed
up five-hundred thousand Jews of the Hungarian countryside
and the less than two-hundred thousand left in the
capital were about to meet the same fate.
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Russians print new info linked to Raoul Wallenberg
July 31, 2011
Russian archivists have published new material from a German officer imprisoned after World War II who shared a cell with Raoul Wallenberg, the missing Swedish diplomat credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews. |
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One
Step Closer to the Truth
Raoul Wallenberg
was Prisoner #7! March 31, 2010
Courtesy of Susanne Berger, a former independent
consultant to the Swedish Russian Working Group,
member of the Independent Investigation of Raoul
Wallenberg's fate. Dr. Vadim Birstein is a former
member of the Swedish-Russian Working Group.
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17 Questions Regarding Raoul Wallenberg
submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russian Federation Moscow by Guy von
Dardel, Susanne Berger, Ari D.
Kaplan, Mawin W. Makinen, & Susan E. Mesinai
(former consultants and members of the
Russian-Swedish Working Group). |
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HEROES
‘Makes A Difference’ at The Western
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
By
Tina Abraham and Vince Ruscavage, June, 2008
Since 2005,
The Western Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
(Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade) has celebrated
HEROES while developing in its students not
only good character but also academic and communication
skills. Throughout the academic year 2007-2008,
the creativity of the whole school community
flourished as students learned in-depth about
‘respect’ and ‘cooperation’
through the heroic example of Abraham Lincoln
and Mother Teresa.  |
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Remembering Raoul
By
Joshua Prager - Oct 28, 2009
The Swedish physicist Guy von Dardel was
buried last month at age 90 without having
realized the great quest of his life: freeing
Raoul Wallenberg, his older half-brother who
safeguarded some 20,000 Jews from the Nazis
before disappearing into Soviet captivity in
January 1945. |
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The
Wallenberg Curse
by Joshua Prager, February, 2009
"The Search for the Missing Holocaust Hero
Began in 1945. The Unending Quest Tore His Family
Apart". |
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Gunnar
Lagergren: In memorium
January 2009
"The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of
the United States expresses its condolences
to Mrs. Nina Lagergren, sister of Raoul Wallenberg,
on the passing of her beloved husband Gunnar".. |
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Raoul
Wallenberg’s Lost Inheritance
Courtesy of Susanne Berger, November 11,
2008
There has long been speculation about what
Raoul Wallenberg inherited from the estates
of his paternal grandparents, Gustaf and Annie
Wallenberg. Gustaf died in 1937, Annie in 1952.
New documents discovered in Stockholm Stadsarkiv
and described here for the first time, show
that had Raoul returned from his imprisonment
in the Soviet Union, he would have been quite
well off. |
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Why
not a word about Raoul Wallenberg?
By Susanne Berger, October 22, 2008
International journalist, Susanne Berger’s
research addresses the wider political and economic
aspects of Wallenberg's humanitarian mission
to Budapest, as well as their associated effects
on the investigation of his disappearance. For
six years, Susanne served as a consultant to
the Swedish-Russian Working Group on the Fate
of Raoul Wallenberg. |
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The
Three Crowns on Raoul Wallenberg's protective
Passport
By Ben Olander
Ben Olander, a gifted Swedish storyteller
and songwriter, first heard about Raoul Wallenberg
from his Danish grandparents who took an active
part in smuggling Jews and resistance fighters
from Denmark to Sweden during WWII. He has been
a friend of the Committee for many years. While
looking at the design of Raoul's schutzpas,
Ben noticed something odd about the formation
of the Swedish crowns. Here is his story: "The
Mystery of the Swedish Crowns - Wallenberg's
Secret Tribute". |
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Wallenberg A STUDY
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