Collection: David Oscarson Raoul Wallenberg

Righteous among Nations
Raoul Gustav Wallenberg was a citizen of the world. Born into a prominent Swedish family August 4, 1912, Wallenberg was raised primarily by his paternal grandfather who aided Raul in his education, introducing him to foreign lands, languages and cultures. During his travels, Raoul was deeply affected by stories he heard from people who had escaped Nazi Germany.

Raoul Wallenberg is memorialized around the world, including a memorial at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. This memorial honors non-Jewish individuals who risked their lives to save the Jews from Nazi executioners. One of the 600 trees along the Avenue of the Righteous bears the name of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swede.

Raoul is responsible for saving an estimated 100,000 Jews during WW2. He is honored in the Guinness Book of World Records as having saved the greatest number of people from extinction.