The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States
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Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
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It bestows the Raoul Wallenberg Awards on individuals, organizations and communities that reflect Wallenberg's "humanitarian spirit, personal courage and nonviolent action in the face of enormous odds". The current president is Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim
Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim
Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim is the chairwoman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, a human rights organization in New York.-Biography:...
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Accomplishments
- Funded five Raoul Wallenberg International Human Rights Fellowships and a Swedish Fulbright Fellowship.
- Published "A Hero for Our Time and Raoul Wallenberg's Children".
- Houses the Wallenberg research center.
- Circulates an exhibit, A Tribute to Raouls Walleberg, throughout the United States.
- Lobbied to add Raoul Wallenberg's name to the official list of American POW's.
- Sponsored the renaming of the sidewalk fronting the United Nations as "Raoul Wallenberg Walk".
- In 1985 the committee began work for the issuance of a United States postal stamp to honor Wallenberg. The stamp was issued in 1997.
- Established October 5, 1989 as Raoul Wallenberg Recognition Day by a Congressional Resolution.
Awards
- Raoul Wallenberg Award
- The Raoul Wallenberg A Hero For Our Time Award
- The Raoul Wallenberg Civic Courage Award
Honorary Chairmen
- Per AngerPer AngerPer Johan Valentin Anger was a Swedish diplomat who participated in numerous efforts to rescue Hungarian Jews from arrest and deportation by the Nazis during World War II.-Early career:...
- Guy von DardelGuy von DardelGuy von Dardel, born August 26, 1919 in Stockholm, died August 28, 2009 in Geneva, was a Swedish physicist who did research in particle physics and participated in the establishment of CERN....
- Nina Lagergren
- Krister StendahlKrister StendahlKrister Stendahl was a Swedish theologian and New Testament scholar, and Church of Sweden Bishop of Stockholm. He also served as professor and professor emeritus at Harvard Divinity School.-Life:...
- Simon WiesenthalSimon WiesenthalSimon Wiesenthal KBE was an Austrian Holocaust survivor who became famous after World War II for his work as a Nazi hunter....