Wallenberg Day Declared
From Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
President Bush signed a resolution Thursday designating Oct. 5 as Raoul Wallenberg Recognition Day. Wallenberg was a wealthy Swedish diplomat in Hungary during World War II who is credited with rescuing thousands of Jews from Nazi roundups by issuing them fictitious Swedish credentials.
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