Object ID
2014.1.461
Object Name
Letter
Date
11-5-1944
Files
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Description
Swedish document titled, "Svéed Vöröskereszt." Includes Red Cross symbol at top.
Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:
This lifesaving document states that the Swedish Red Cross in Hungary certifies that Gyorgy Karoli is under Swedish protection. These documents, issued at great personal risk to the lives of Valdemar Langlet and his wife Nina, enabled Jews in Hungary to escape deportation to Auschwitz or slaughter at the hands of the Arrow Cross.
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 8 1/4"
Keywords
Swedish, Red Cross, Hungary, Switzerland
Subcollection
Diplomats
Recommended Citation
"Swedish Red Cross Protection for Jewish Man Signed by Valdemar Langlet" (1944). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.461.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/644