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It was founded in 1981 in honor of the Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian Raoul Wallenberg. [2] In recognition of its namesake, the school's motto is "The individual can make a difference" [ 3 ] and all students are required to complete at least 100 hours of community service before graduating.
Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945) [note 1] [1] was a Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat, and humanitarian. He saved thousands of Jews in German-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust from German Nazis and Hungarian fascists during the later stages of World War II .
Plaque on the site of the former Swedish embassy in Budapest, in honour of Carl-Ivan Danielsson, Raoul Wallenberg and Per Anger. Per Johan Valentin Anger (7 December 1913 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish diplomat.
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Beginning in 1993, the RWIMH petitioned the government of Canada to honour Raoul Wallenberg. The Canadian Parliament declared January 17 Raoul Wallenberg Day in 2001, having received the support of, among others, Members of Parliament Clifford Lincoln, Irwin Cotler, and Sheila Copps, and Senator Sheila Finestone. [5]
Raoul Wallenberg: Between the Lines is a 1985 Australian documentary film, directed by Karin Altmann and produced by Bob Weis, about Raoul Wallenberg, who saved the lives of many Jews in Budapest during World War 2.
The Raoul Wallenberg-memorial at the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest Alberto Carlos de Liz-Teixeira Branquinho (27 January 1902 – 1973) was a Portuguese diplomat credited with saving the lives of 1,000 Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust from Hungarian Fascists and the Nazis during the later stages of World War II, while ...
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