Passport photograph of Raoul Wallenberg. Sweden, June 1944.
Item View![Memorial sculpture in honor of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis. [LCID: 01792]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/dc62bc5c-0b6c-45ae-a41e-10442c9339f1.jpg "Memorial sculpture in honor of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis. [LCID: 01792]")
Memorial sculpture in honor of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who helped rescue Jews from the Nazis. Budapest, Hungary, 1990.
Item View![Memorial to Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews in Budapest by issuing protective passes. [LCID: 01531]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/a9cdd4ef-a4d2-41f1-8b11-716b7c0af7e5.jpg "Memorial to Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews in Budapest by issuing protective passes. [LCID: 01531]")
Memorial to Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews in Budapest by issuing protective passes. Budapest, Hungary.
Item View![At the Jozsefvarosi train station in Budapest, Raoul Wallenberg (at right, with hands clasped behind his back) rescues Hungarian ... [LCID: 67944]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/56548d59-c07d-4fb1-9f44-63cdb6c16818.jpeg "At the Jozsefvarosi train station in Budapest, Raoul Wallenberg (at right, with hands clasped behind his back) rescues Hungarian ... [LCID: 67944]")
At the Jozsefvarosi train station in Budapest, Raoul Wallenberg (at right, with hands clasped behind his back) rescues Hungarian Jews from deportation by providing them with protective passes. Budapest, Hungary, 1944.
Item View![A group of Hungarian Jews rescued from deportation by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. [LCID: 28210]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/ce95df25-fb5c-44ad-a152-0cfb9f2e50c3.jpeg "A group of Hungarian Jews rescued from deportation by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. [LCID: 28210]")
A group of Hungarian Jews rescued from deportation by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. Budapest, Hungary, November 1944.
Item View![A protective pass issued by the Swiss consulate in Budapest, for Chief Rabbi Joseph Katona. [LCID: 67063]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/24596d06-dabe-416b-9a2c-d2ee50224dc6.jpeg "A protective pass issued by the Swiss consulate in Budapest, for Chief Rabbi Joseph Katona. [LCID: 67063]")
A protective pass issued by the Swiss consulate in Budapest, for Chief Rabbi Joseph Katona. Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 1944.
Item View![Swedish protective pass issued to Joseph Katona, the Chief Rabbi of Budapest. [LCID: 67062]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/aada82f5-d18d-406d-b15f-794e7c17091c.jpg "Swedish protective pass issued to Joseph Katona, the Chief Rabbi of Budapest. [LCID: 67062]")
Swedish protective pass issued to Joseph Katona, the Chief Rabbi of Budapest. Budapest, Hungary, September 15, 1944.
Item View![Swedish "protective pass" issued to Lili Katz, a Hungarian Jew. [LCID: 71944]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/5beaf512-d6c8-407a-ad39-e7a02005ced8.jpg "Swedish \"protective pass\" issued to Lili Katz, a Hungarian Jew. [LCID: 71944]")
Swedish "protective pass" issued to Lili Katz, a Hungarian Jew. The document was initialed by Raoul Wallenberg (bottom left). Budapest, Hungary, August 25, 1944.
Item View![Hungarian Jews wait in front of the Swedish legation main office in hopes of obtaining Swedish protective passes. [LCID: 74025]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/6079d870-026c-438a-bc15-0cbde7dd1080.jpeg "Hungarian Jews wait in front of the Swedish legation main office in hopes of obtaining Swedish protective passes. [LCID: 74025]")
Hungarian Jews wait in front of the Swedish legation main office in hopes of obtaining Swedish protective passes. Budapest, Hungary, 1944.
Photograph taken by Tom Veres, who was active in Raoul Wallenberg's efforts to rescue the Jews of Budapest.
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