On January 17, 1945, Swedish hero of the Holocaust Raoul Wallenberg was taken into Soviet custody, never to be released. In the years since, countries around the world — including Russia, however belatedly — have celebrated his heroism, naming streets and schools in his honour, erecting monuments, and even (in Canada, Hungary, Australia, Israel, and the United States) awarding him honorary citizenship. In 2001, Parliament declared January 17 to be Raoul Wallenberg Day. Yet th

If I were to ask most Canadians if they knew who Raoul Wallenberg was, chances are only a small percentage would know the answer. But today offers us a collective moment to reflect on one of the most courageous figures that best represented humanity during the Second World War. Why? Exactly 69 years ago Wallenberg, who was Sweden’s diplomatic envoy in Budapest at the height of the Holocaust, mysteriously disappeared as the Soviet Union swept into Hungary. It is understood by

Leaders of the U.S. House and Senate presented a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

US President Barack Obama commemorates the life and legacy of Raoul Wallenberg.