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Raoul Wallenberg Stamp Dedication Features Awe Inspiring Tribute To Holocaust Hero
 Henry and Bobbie Shaffner's haunting
musical tribute to World War II holocaust hero Raoul
Wallenberg was featured during official ceremonies on
Thursday, April 24 at the
U.S Holocaust Museum in
Washington,
D.C.
marking the first day issue of the long awaited Wallenberg
stamp.
This was the second time that the
Shaffner's song, "WALLENBERG," written together with
lyricist Lillian Lewis, had been performed in the nation's
capitol. The
United States Armey Band performed the awe inspiring song
last year in the Capitol Rotunda during the unveiling of
Wallenberg's bust and the stamp design.
Emily Mitchell, the RCA recording
artist, specially recorded "WALLENBERG" for the gala
ceremonies. Nane Annan, wife of the former Secretary General of the
United Nations Kofi Annan, has given the song warm
praises. Wallenberg, who is credited with saving the lives of
100,000 Jews from Nazi death camps, was her uncle.
He is believed to have perished in the Soviet
Gulag.
The Shaffners have been in the
forefront of a successful campaign to convince the U.S.
Postal Department to issue the Wallenberg stamp.
Last year the husband and wife songwriting team
presented Postmaster Marvin Runyon with thousands of stamp
petitions circulated by the Raoul Wallenberg Committee of
the
U.S.
Their song, "WALLENBERG," is part of the
Committee's widely acclaimed Heroes Curriculum currently
in use in schools across the nation.
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