Raoul Wallenberg

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Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest during World War II.
In the summer of 1944, the Jews of Budapest faced the daily threat of deportation. Over the course of three months, Wallenberg issued thousands of protective passports. He chased convoys of prisoners and confronted Hungarian and German guards-even Adolf Eichmann himself-to secure the release of Jews whom he claimed were under Swedish protection, and put some 15,000 Jews into 31 safe houses.

After reporting to Soviet headquarters in Budapest on January 17,1945, all trace of him was lost. Although the Soviets claimed that Wallenberg died in 1947, there have been many testimonies since then that have conflicted with this claim.

The Righteous Among the Nations honor was awarded to Raoul Wallenberg in 1966.

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