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The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States expresses its gratitude to Members of the US House of Representatives for Participating in a Remembrance for Raoul Wallenberg

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Contact: Diane Blake, President (917) 606-8260

(NEW YORK, NY) February 29, 2012 - The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States expresses its gratitude to Members of the US House of Representatives who on February 28, 2012, took part in a memorial ceremony in Hungary in commemoration of the Raoul Wallenberg centenary.
The year 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg, who in 1944, at the request of the United States government, traveled from his native Sweden to war-torn Hungary to save Jews threatened by the Nazis. Official United States post-war documents state that the 32 year-old Wallenberg was responsible for saving over 100,000 Hungarian Jews. On January 17, 1945, he was arrested by Soviet troops and never seen again by the free world.

The recent American delegation included Representatives Dan Burton (R-IN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL). The delegation participated in a ceremony at the Raoul Wallenberg monument in Budapest along with Hungarian officials and clergy.

Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim, Chairman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, said, "Having a bi-partisan delegation of Congressional Representatives visit Europe and officially participate in a memorial for Raoul Wallenberg, demonstrates the continued significance of Wallenberg's humanitarian legacy, and the continued gratitude of the people of the United States of America."

To celebrate the 100th Birthday of this unparalleled hero and Third Honorary Citizen of the United States, The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States and Representatives of the government of Sweden will mark the occasion with the presentation of The Raoul Wallenberg Civic Courage Award to NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at The Yale Club of New York City on November 7, 2012.

For more information on the historic legacy of Raoul Wallenberg, or to learn more about the November 7, 2012 award ceremony, please call 917-606-8260 or visit www.raoulwallenberg.org.

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The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, a New York City based 501(c)3, was established in 1981 to educate the American public about the heroic and humanitarian actions taken by Raoul Wallenberg.

 

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