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Raoul Wallenberg
In 1945 while the authorities were searching Budapest for him, Raoul Wallenberg refused to be concerned with personal safety even though he had already rescued nearly 100,000 Jews. ...
Very little about Wallenberg’s early life suggested he would someday become a great hero to millions of people. ...
Excellent language skills, good business contacts, and a knack for selling enabled Wallenberg to become a successful businessman. ... Through Lauer, Wallenberg became involved with the War Refuge Board, an American organization whose goal was to save Jews from Nazi persecution. ... Almost 400,000 Jews had already been deported before Wallenberg arrived in Budapest, leaving only 230,000. ... This gave Wallenberg time to come up with a Swedish protective pass that could be issued to Jews in danger of deportation. At first, Wallenberg received permission to issue only 1,500 passes, but eventually he negotiated with the government to allow him to distribute 4,500 passes. ...
In addition to the passes, Wallenberg built 30 Swedish houses where Jews could go for safety. ...
When the Nazis started to increase their number of deportations, Wallenberg also began to increase his efforts.
Approximate Word count = 857
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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