Raoul Wallenberg- Montréal, Québec
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N 45° 30.243 W 073° 34.229
18T E 611675 N 5039940
Le buste de Raoul Wallenberg est situé derrière la cathédrale anglicane Christ Church, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, à Montréal. The bust of Raoul Wallenberg is located behind Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, St. Catherine Street West, in Montreal.
Waymark Code: WM13MXR
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 01/11/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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Raoul Wallenberg

"Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 août 1912 - disparu le 17 janvier 1945) était un architecte, homme d'affaires, diplomate et humanitaire suédois . Il a sauvé des dizaines de milliers de Juifs en Hongrie occupée par l'Allemagne pendant l'Holocauste des nazis allemands et des fascistes hongrois pendant les dernières étapes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale . Alors qu'il servait d' envoyé spécial de la Suède à Budapest entre juillet et décembre 1944, Wallenberg délivra des passeports protecteurs et hébergea des Juifs dans des bâtiments désignés comme territoire suédois .

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« Alors qu'il était le représentant étranger d'une entreprise commerciale d'Europe centrale, Wallenberg persuada en 1944 le ministère suédois des Affaires étrangères de l'envoyer à Budapest avec un passeport diplomatique. Dans cette ville, il recueillit des milliers de Juifs dans des maisons protégées par les drapeaux de la Suède et d'autres pays neutres. Il sauva des personnes des trains de la mort; à ceux qu'il ne pouvait sauver il procura des vivres et des vêtements. Wallenberg disparut le 17 janvier 1945. Le 22 septembre 1981, le Congrès américain lui décerna le titre de citoyen d'honneur des États-Unis, distinction qui n'avait été accordée qu'une fois auparavant. »

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Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (born August 4, 1912, exact date of death is disputed) was a Swedish diplomat and a member of the influential Wallenberg family. In the later stages of World War II, he worked tirelessly and at great personal risk to save many thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. He was later arrested by the Soviets, who suspected him of being a spy; the circumstances of his death while in their custody are still a matter of great controversy. Raoul's actions stand as a tribute to having the courage of one's convictions under the most trying of circumstances, and to the difference that one righteous person can make even in the face of unspeakable evil.

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Translated from the above noted text:

“While he was the foreign representative of a central European trading company, Wallenberg in 1944 persuaded the Swedish Foreign Ministry to send him to Budapest with a diplomatic passport. In this city he took in thousands of Jews in houses protected by the flags of Sweden and other neutral countries. He saved people from death trains; for those whom he could not save he procured food and clothing. Wallenberg died on January 17, 1945. On September 22, 1981, the United States Congress awarded him the title of Honorary Citizen of the United States, a distinction which had only been granted once before. "
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1444 Union Ave
Montréal, Québec Canada


Date Dedicated: 10/06/2002

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Fee/Donation: Aucun - None

Memorial Type: Monument/Plaque

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