Heroes: The Story Of Raoul Wallenberg

The Story of Raoul Wallenberg
If you have not heard of the name Raoul Wallenberg before, I’m sure you will want to hear about him now. Raoul Wallenberg was an amazing, brave, and thoughtful man who risked his life multiple times to rescue Jews and others who were being taken to the concentration camps throughout many places in Europe. Out of all of the important heroes during the Holocaust, Raoul Wallenberg was one of the most popular or known heroes. Because of his brave efforts and accomplishments, many Jews, including men, women, and children, had lived through the treacherous times of the Holocaust. Although, he could not of saved endangered lives without the help of other countries against Germany and all of the groups and their helpful
(http://www.britannica.com/biography/Raoul-Wallenberg) Raoul Wallenberg was chosen to be the War Refugee Board’s representative, which meant he would work under the auspices of the Swedish government with the protection of a Swedish diplomatic passport and was given a large sum of money and would be empowered by the Swedish government to issue passports to as many Jews as possible. (http://www.raoulwallenberg.org/aboutus.htm.html) With these amazing sources, Raoul was able to save an enormous amount of Jews from being sent to concentration camps and were able to put many men, women, and children in safe, cozy homes. To trick the Nazis to accept large numbers of Jews into other countries, he designed a new impressive-looking passport called a “Schutz Pass.” There were seals, stamps, 3 royal Swedish crowns, and bold blue and yellow colors. It was not valid in international law, although it saved many people from hard labor until death. During the autumn of 1944, Wallenberg repeatedly and personally intervened to secure the release of those with certificates of protection or forged papers, saving as many people as he could from the marching columns. Raoul used War Refugee Board and Swedish funds to establish hospitals, nurseries, soup kitchens, and designated more than 30 “safe” houses that together formed the core of the international ghetto in Budapest. He also sheltered over 8,000 terrified children whose parents had already been deported or killed. After the war, it was established that about 50,000 Jews living in the foreign houses of the International Ghetto had survived in about 25,000 were directly under Wallenberg's protection. These import events and accomplishments made him a