The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States was created in May 1981 to "perpetuate the humanitarian ideals and the nonviolent courage of

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". It bestows the

Raoul Wallenberg Award The Raoul Wallenberg Award is bestowed by The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States on "individuals, organizations, and communities whose courage, selflessness and success against great odds personified those of Raoul Wallenberg himsel ...

s on individuals, organizations and communities that reflect Wallenberg's "humanitarian spirit, personal courage and nonviolent action in the face of enormous odds". As at 2013, the current chairman and CEO is

Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim (born May 15, 1943) is the chairwoman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, a human rights organization in New York. Biography She was born on May 15, 1943 as Rachel Oestreicher to Irvin Oestreicher of ...

, a position that she has held since at least 1995.

Accomplishments

*Funded five Raoul Wallenberg International Human Rights Fellowships and a Swedish Fulbright Fellowship. *Published ''A Hero for Our Time'' and ''Raoul Wallenberg's Children''. *Houses the Wallenberg research center. *Circulates an exhibit, A Tribute to Raouls Walleberg, throughout the United States. *Lobbied to add Raoul Wallenberg's name to the official list of American POW's. *Sponsored the renaming of the sidewalk fronting the United Nations as "Raoul Wallenberg Walk". *In 1985 the committee began work for the issuance of a United States postal stamp to honor Wallenberg. The stamp was issued in 1997. *Established October 5, 1989 as Raoul Wallenberg Recognition Day by a Congressional Resolution.

Awards

* The Raoul Wallenberg A Hero For Our Time Award * The Raoul Wallenberg Civic Courage Award

Honorary Chairmen

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Guy von Dardel Guy Fredrik von Dardel (26 August 1919 – 28 August 2009) was a Swedish physicist who researched particle physics and participated in the establishment of CERN. Biography Dardel was the son of Fredrik Elias August von Dardel by his marriage to ...

Nina Lagergren Nina Viveka Maria Lagergren (''née'' von Dardel; 3 March 1921 – 5 April 2019) was a Swedish businesswoman and the half-sister of Raoul Wallenberg, and the leading force to find out what happened to him after his disappearance. She was the fou ...

Krister Stendahl Krister Olofson Stendahl (21 April 1921 – 15 April 2008) was a Swedish theologian, New Testament scholar, and Church of Sweden Bishop of Stockholm. He also served as dean, professor, and professor emeritus at Harvard Divinity School. Life St ...

Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal (31 December 190820 September 2005) was a history of the Jews in Austria, Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He surviv ...

References

External links

Official website

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