The Legacy of Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg

Authors

Ryan Aiken, Brigham Young University
Paul Kerry, Brigham Young University

Keywords

holocaust rescuer, Raoul Wallenberg, Hungarian Jews, WWII

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

Abstract

My research into the legacy of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg is far from complete, and now, over nine months after beginning my investigation to accurately document Wallenberg’s heroic efforts to save Hungarian Jews during the last days of WWII, the overall emphasis of my original thesis has been redefined to – – hopefully – – merit the focused and lasting attention that Raoul Wallenberg so richly deserves and has been so long denied. Hundreds of books have been published documenting the exploits of Raoul Wallenberg, and within each work the individual authors adamantly petitioned the Government of the Former Soviet Union to release Wallenberg, if still alive, or to make available all information relating to his illegal arrest on 17 January 1945 and his subsequent death within the Soviet prison system.

Recommended Citation

Aiken, Ryan and Kerry, Paul (2013) "The Legacy of Holocaust Rescuer Raoul Wallenberg," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 340.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/340