His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Wallenberg, born in a town
near Stockholm, Sweden in 1912, came from a distinguished family
who took pride in its heritage and was highly admired for its
generous contribution to Swedish society. Although Raoul’s
father died when he was a baby, Raoul inherited his passion for
drawing and art; his grandfather wanted him to be a citizen of
the world and sent him to college in America where he excelled
in architecture. Back in Europe, war broke out with Hitler in
command and Wallenberg had difficulty finding a job. His gift
for languages led him to work as an export-import trade
representative traveling around Europe. While traveling to
Hungary, he watched as Jews in Budapest began to lose their
rights; they were forced to give up their radios and bicycles
and to sew a yellow star on their clothing, then later,
systematically rounded up and led to concentration camps.
Wallenberg’s eyewitness accounts of the Nazi brutality and his
strong moral convictions inspired him to do wha