The search for Wallenberg http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/the-search-for-wallenberg/ Most folks know the story of Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust before his arrest by advancing Soviet forces. He was never heard from again.  en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-03-03T;20:36:00-05:00 Comment by Mary Wagner 4marywagner@gmail.com According to the documentary on his life, I Have Never Forgotten You, in response to a plea for assistance from Mr. Wallenberg’s mother in 1977, Simon Weisenthal raised the issue, publically and privately, at every available opportunity. Mr. Wallenberg was made an honorary American citizen so that the American government could press his case with the Russians/Soviets. It would be an honor to Mr. Weisenthal’s memory, and simple justice, if President Obama were to press Mr. Putin on this issue. Whatever they did to him will have been no worse than what the world suspected was done, so it could be presented to Mr. Putin as a matter of honor. According to the documentary on his life, I Have Never Forgotten You, in response to a plea for assistance from Mr. Wallenberg’s mother in 1977, Simon Weisenthal raised the issue, publically and privately, at every available opportunity. Mr. Wallenberg was made an honorary American citizen so that the American government could press his case with the Russians/Soviets. It would be an honor to Mr. Weisenthal’s memory, and simple justice, if President Obama were to press Mr. Putin on this issue. Whatever they did to him will have been no worse than what the world suspected was done, so it could be presented to Mr. Putin as a matter of honor.

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 Comment by Izzy gfredlun@comcast.net So this revalation happened on June 5, 2007? What’s keeping the truth from us. That was a long time ago Mr. Wallenberg is still missing. Thank you, I’ll celebrate when they tell us the truth and return his remains to his family. I believe they took his driver as well. One has to wonder what the is the point of the story, at all. It just stirs up a very dark bad memory of the fate of a very brave individual. No news, is not news. So this revalation happened on June 5, 2007? What’s keeping the truth from us. That was a long time ago Mr. Wallenberg is still missing.

Thank you, I’ll celebrate when they tell us the truth and return his remains to his family. I believe they took his driver as well.

One has to wonder what the is the point of the story, at all. It just stirs up a very dark bad memory of the fate of a very brave individual. No news, is not news.

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