Raoul Wallenberg Dedication
1995-11-23T14:21:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgParticipants and guests gathered to honor Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved an estimated 100,000 Hungarian Jews by threatening the Germans with postwar retribution. He disappeared after Soviet forces occupied Hungary. Rep. Lantos was one of these refugees. Wallenberg was honored with a bronze bust which will permanently reside in the Capitol rotunda.Participants and guests gathered to honor Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved an estimated 100,000 Hungarian Jews by threatening… read more
Raoul Wallenberg Dedication Participants and guests gathered to honor Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved an estimated 100,000 Hungarian Jews by threatening the Germans with postwar retribution. He disappeared after Soviet forces occupied Hungary. Rep. Lantos was one of these refugees. Wallenberg was honored with a bronze bust which will permanently reside in the Capitol rotunda. close
People in this video
- Birgitta Dahl Speaker Sweden->Parliament
- Tom Daschle U.S. Senator [D] South Dakota
- James David Ford Chaplain U.S. House of Representatives
- Zoltan Gal Speaker Hungary->Parliament
- Benjamin Arthur Gilman U.S. Representative [R] New York
- Newt Gingrich U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court
- Lilian Hoffman
- Nina Lagergren Sister
- Annette Lantos Spouse Tom Lantos
- Tom Lantos U.S. Representative [D] California
- Miles Lerman Chairman U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
- Miri Margolin Sculptor
- John Edward Porter U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
- Walter Reich Director U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Shevah Weiss Leader, Knesset Israel->Labour Party
- George White Architect (Former) U.S. Capitol
