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The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States was created in May 1981 to "perpetuate the humanitarian ideals and the nonviolent courage of
Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945)He is presumed to have died in 1947, although the circumstances of his death are not clear and this date has been disputed. Some reports claim he was alive years later. 31 J ...
". It bestows the Raoul Wallenberg Awards 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

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


Honorary Chairmen

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* Guy von Dardel *
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 ...
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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 S ...
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Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal (31 December 190820 September 2005) was a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor, Nazi hunter, and writer. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Janowska concentration ...


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Official website




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