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Book With Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest

Download or read book With Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest written by Per Anger and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Raoul Wallenberg

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg written by Ingrid Carlberg and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An honorary citizen of the United States and Canada, and designated as one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Israel, Raoul Wallenberg was a modest envoy to Hungary whose heroism in Budapest at the height of the Holocaust saved countless Jewish lives, and ultimately cost him his own. A series of unlikely coincidences led to the appointment of Wallenberg, by trade a poultry importer, as Sweden's Special Envoy to Budapest in 1944. With remarkable bravery, Wallenberg created a system of protective passports, and sheltered thousands of desperate Jews in buildings he claimed were Swedish libraries and research institutes. As the war drew to a close, his invaluable work almost complete, Wallenberg voluntarily went to meet with the Soviet troops who were relieving the city. Arrested as a spy, Wallenberg disappeared into the depths of the Soviet system, never to be seen again. In this definitive biography, noted journalist Ingrid Carlberg has carried out unprecedented research into all elements of Wallenberg's life, narrating with vigor and insight the story of a heroic life, and navigating with wisdom and sensitivity the truth about his disappearance and death.

Book Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest written by Paul Ansel Levine and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: diplomatic correspondence, this study provides a richer and more nuanced picture of this fascinating burgenerally misunderstood figure. Though not a biography, Wallenberg's up-bringing is explored, with the motives and goals for his mission analysed. This study replaces the one-dimensional caricature which has long dominated the public's view of Wallenberg with a more complicated individual who made history during the Holocaust." "Levine also explores how the many myths about Wallenberg and his mission have played a significant role in distorting both the public's understanding of him, and of how he actually worked to assist and save thousands of Jews. Rather than being an 'angel of rescue', as he is some times referred to, Wallenberg was a very real man whose status as a Swedish diplomat was more crucial to his ability to act than his own motivations. Often referred to as an archetypical 'altruisric personality', this study demonstrates that Wallenberg was hardly a --

Book His Name was Raoul Wallenberg

Download or read book His Name was Raoul Wallenberg written by Louise Borden and published by HMH Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the inspirational, lesser-known work of a World War II humanitarian who helped save thousands of Jewish citizens in Budapest from Holocaust persecution, describing how he issued protective passports and offered shelter to Jewish refugees in Sweden.

Book Letters and Dispatches 1924 1944

Download or read book Letters and Dispatches 1924 1944 written by Raoul Wallenberg and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best way to hear the story of Raoul Wallenberg is through his own words. Put together from three different collections, Letters and Dispatches is the most thorough book of Wallenberg’s writings and letters. With his disappearance behind the Iron Curtain in January of 1945, he became tragically mysterious. While the story of Wallenberg has been told many times over, the best way we can possibly understand and relate to him is through his written word, which Letters and Dispatches has in full.

Book Child of the Winds

Download or read book Child of the Winds written by Agnes Adachi and published by Agnes Adachi. This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of a Hungarian Jew. Pp. 1-50 relate her experiences during World War II. She was granted an emergency Swedish passport after the German takeover of Hungary in 1944, and worked with Raoul Wallenberg (and the Swedish Red Cross) until her illness in December 1944. Describes Wallenberg's many-faceted rescue efforts which she witnessed.

Book Our Man in Budapest

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  • Author : Rebecca L. Erbelding
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-03-16
  • ISBN : 9781881759263
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Our Man in Budapest written by Rebecca L. Erbelding and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Raoul Wallenberg

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg written by Sharon Linnea and published by Jewish Publication Society of America. This book was released on 1993 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the Swedish diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and then mysteriously disappeared after the Russians occupied Budapest.

Book Reign of Terror

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  • Author : Valdemar Langlet
  • Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • Release : 2015-09-22
  • ISBN : 151070194X
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Reign of Terror written by Valdemar Langlet and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoirs of a man who saved thousands from the Nazi death camps. Although not as well-known as Raoul Wallenberg, Valdemar Langlet was the savior of thousands of Jews in Budapest in the last two years of World War II. Entirely without the permission or the financial support of the Swedish Red Cross, he issued so-called “Letters of Protection,” which were passport-like documents with official-looking stamps that frequently saved Hungarian Jews from deportation to the death camps. Then chaos broke out in the streets and the Germans put their Arrow Cross allies in power. With the approaching Red Army threatening to turn the city into a battleground, Langlet risked his life to shelter Jews and other refugees in safe houses throughout Budapest. A gifted linguist, Langlet was able to deal directly with Hungarian officials, who were often themselves eager to have the protection of the Swedish Red Cross emblem on their own houses as the war drew closer to the capital. Later, he communicated with the Soviet commanders who took control after fierce fighting had destroyed much of Budapest. This is a unique and fascinating memoir of a man who saved thousands of lives during one of the most terrible episodes in world history without official authority or support from his own country. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Book Wallenberg

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  • Author : Kati Marton
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2011-10-01
  • ISBN : 1628721790
  • Pages : 387 pages

Download or read book Wallenberg written by Kati Marton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fearless young Swede whose efforts saved countless Hungarian Jews from certain death at the hands of Adolf Eichmann, Raoul Wallenberg was one of the true heroes to emerge during the Nazi occupation of Eu-rope. He left a life of privilege and, against staggering odds, brought hope to those who had been abandoned by the rest of the world. Here is the gripping, passionately written biography of the courageous man who displayed extraordinary humanity during one of history’s darkest periods.

Book Raoul Wallenberg

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  • Author : Ulf Zander
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2024-05-14
  • ISBN : 9198557815
  • Pages : 294 pages

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg written by Ulf Zander and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of Jews in Budapest between 1944 and 1945. He is recognised by the Israeli state as one of the Righteous among the Nations. This book examines both Wallenberg’s activities during the Holocaust and the ways posterity has remembered him. It explores secret Swedish diplomacy and how Wallenberg was transformed over time into a Swedish brand. It considers the political aspects of Wallenberg’s Americanisation and analyses his portrayals in music, film and television. Representations of Wallenberg as a monument are discussed with special reference to Swedish and Hungarian examples. The question of how Wallenberg’s memory can and should be kept alive in future is an essential issue related to the politics of memory.

Book The Hero of Budapest

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  • Author : Bengt Jangfeldt
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2013-11-28
  • ISBN : 0857723324
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book The Hero of Budapest written by Bengt Jangfeldt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Raoul Wallenberg - the Swedish businessman who, at immense personal risk, rescued many of Budapest's Jews from the Holocaust and subsequently disappeared into the Soviet prison system - is one of the most fascinating episodes of World War II. Yet the complete story of his life and fate can only be told now - and for the first time in this book - following access to the Russian and Swedish archival sources, previously not used. Born into a wealthy Swedish family, Wallenberg was a moderately successful businessman when he was recruited by the War Refugee Board to manage the rescue mission of thousands of Hungarian Jews. Once in Budapest, he created and distributed so called 'protective passports' (or Schutz-Pass) among the Jewish population, thus managing to save up to 8,000 people. Through the 'safe houses' and clandestine networks that he established around the city, many thousands more were saved from the concentration camps. Yet, when Budapest was liberated by the Red Army in January 1945, Wallenberg was arrested and taken to Moscow. One of the reasons for his arrest was that the Soviets could not understand the nature of his mission: formally he was a Swedish diplomat but he worked for an American agency. On the basis of previously unseen Soviet sources, Jangfeldt has been able to reconstruct the events surrounding Wallenberg's arrest almost hour by hour and, for the first time, he presents a highly plausible theory about the reasons why Wallenberg was arrested and what happened to him after he disappeared. With access to previously unpublished material, Bengt Jangfeldt provides the first complete account of Wallenberg's life - from his childhood in Sweden to his disappearance in a Russian jail - and sheds important new light on one of the greatest heroes of World War II. This is a thrilling tale of intrigue, espionage and heroism which will captivate all readers of modern European history.

Book Raoul Wallenberg

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg written by Ingrid Carlberg and published by MacLehose Press. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Honorary Citizen of the U.S.A., and designated as one of the Righteous among the Nations by Israel, Raoul Wallenberg's heroism in Budapest at the height of the Holocaust saved countless lives, and ultimately cost him his own. A series of unlikely coincidences led to the appointment of Wallenberg, by trade a poultry importer, as Sweden's Special Envoy to Budapest in 1944. With remarkable bravery, Wallenberg created a system of protective passports, and sheltered thousands of desperate Jews in buildings he claimed were Swedish libraries and research institutes. As the war drew to a close, his invaluable work almost complete, Wallenberg voluntarily went to meet with the Soviet troops who were relieving the city. Arrested as a spy, Wallenberg disappeared into the depths of the Soviet system, never to be seen again. For this seminal biography, Ingrid Carlberg has carried out unprecedented research into all elements of Wallenberg's life, narrating with vigour and insight the story of a heroic life, and navigating with wisdom and sensitivity the truth about his disappearance and death. Translated from the Swedish by Ebba Segerberg

Book The Book that Disappeared

Download or read book The Book that Disappeared written by Lars G. Berg and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Power of Humanity

Download or read book The Power of Humanity written by Szabolcs Szita and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Raoul Wallenberg i Budapest

Download or read book Raoul Wallenberg i Budapest written by Paul A. Levine and published by Svenska Historiska Media Förlag AB. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: »Ovanligt klar och utan onödigheter… Levine har gett oss en lärdom.« Östgöta Correspondenten »Ett vederhäftigt och banbrytande arbete som säkerligen kommer att skapa debatt och generera många nya forskningsuppslag.« Nerikes Allehanda »Boken är mycket intressant och känns viktig och nödvändig.« Gotlands Allehanda Välskriven bok som ger en ny, stundtals överraskande och genomgående nyanserad bild av den svenske diplomaten Raoul Wallenberg! Raoul Wallenberg är en av Förintelsens hjältar, som har hyllats för sina insatser i Buda¬pest 1944. Paul A. Levine, docent i historia vid Uppsala universitet, har under 20 års tid forskat kring Wallenberg och svensk diplomati under Förintelsen. Här river han hål på ett antal myter om en människa vars symboliska kraft levt kvar decennier efter hans försvinnande. I denna nyanserade skildring av vad Wallenberg lyckades uträtta under sina sex korta månader på historiens stora scen tonas hjältestatusen ned, men läsaren får en rikare bild av honom som person. Raul Wallenbergs insatser för att hjälpa och rädda judar under Förintelsen har beundrats av miljoner människor världen över. Postumt har han erhållit hedersmedborgarskap i flera länder, han står som staty i många städer i världen och han har fått ge namn åt både aka-demiska institutioner, skolor, parker och gator. De sex månader Wallenberg tillbringade i det hårt drabbade Budapest under krigsslutet var dramatiska. Han och hans kolleger hjälpte många tusen fler judar än den betydligt mer berömde Oskar Schindler. Men de flesta böcker om Wallenberg har en tendens att glorifiera honom snarare än att skildra den verkliga historien. SAGT OM BOKEN This is the first major evaluation of Raoul Wallenberg, one of the most enigmatic and admired figures of World War II, Paul Levines investigation of the man behind the myth is well-documented, balanced and extremely well written. His book demonstrates that de-mystifying legends about those who saved souls during the Holocaust only highlights their true heroism by placing it within its historical and human context. Omer Bartov, John P. Birkelund, Distinguished Professor of European Historiy, Brown University This book is a detailed study of a much written about and much misunderstood man: it has the great merit of asking penetrating questions, and producing unexpected and in many ways disturbing answers. Sir Martin Gilbert, Historian