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Welcome
to the RWC News room. Here you will find regular updates
on news reporting about Raoul Wallenberg, A STUDY of HEROES,
Awards and Events, and general news regarding the Committee.
We offer downloadable PDFs of previously published printed
news items, newsletters and new press releases.
If you
have updated news you would like to share with us, or if
you are a member of the press and are interested in learning
more about the work of the Raoul Wallenberg Committee of
the United States, please contact: Elizabeth McGuniness-
Executive Manager
Tel (212) 499-2695 email: betty@raoulwallenberg.org
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HEROES
‘Makes A Difference’ at The Western
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
By
Tina Abraham and Vince Ruscavage, June, 2008
Since 2005,
The Western Pennsylvania School For The Deaf
(Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade) has celebrated
HEROES while developing in its students not
only good character but also academic and communication
skills. Throughout the academic year 2007-2008,
the creativity of the whole school community
flourished as students learned in-depth about
‘respect’ and ‘cooperation’
through the heroic example of Abraham Lincoln
and Mother Teresa.  |
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The
Wallenberg Curse
by Joshua Prager, February, 2009
"The Search for the Missing Holocaust Hero
Began in 1945. The Unending Quest Tore His Family
Apart". |
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Gunnar
Lagergren: In memorium
January 2009
"The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of
the United States expresses its condolences
to Mrs. Nina Lagergren, sister of Raoul Wallenberg,
on the passing of her beloved husband Gunnar".. |
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Raoul
Wallenberg’s Lost Inheritance
Courtesy of Susanne Berger, November 11,
2008
There has long been speculation about what
Raoul Wallenberg inherited from the estates
of his paternal grandparents, Gustaf and Annie
Wallenberg. Gustaf died in 1937, Annie in 1952.
New documents discovered in Stockholm Stadsarkiv
and described here for the first time, show
that had Raoul returned from his imprisonment
in the Soviet Union, he would have been quite
well off. |
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Why
not a word about Raoul Wallenberg?
By Susanne Berger, October 22, 2008
International journalist, Susanne Berger’s
research addresses the wider political and economic
aspects of Wallenberg's humanitarian mission
to Budapest, as well as their associated effects
on the investigation of his disappearance. For
six years, Susanne served as a consultant to
the Swedish-Russian Working Group on the Fate
of Raoul Wallenberg. |
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The
Three Crowns on Raoul Wallenberg's protective
Passport
By Ben Olander
Ben Olander, a gifted Swedish storyteller
and songwriter, first heard about Raoul Wallenberg
from his Danish grandparents who took an active
part in smuggling Jews and resistance fighters
from Denmark to Sweden during WWII. He has been
a friend of the Committee for many years. While
looking at the design of Raoul's schutzpas,
Ben noticed something odd about the formation
of the Swedish crowns. Here is his story: "The
Mystery of the Swedish Crowns - Wallenberg's
Secret Tribute". |
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Raoul
Wallenberg A STUDY
OF HEROES, General
News
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The
Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States
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• fax 212.499.2671 • www.raoulwallenberg.org
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