Swedish Red Cross Schutzpass Signed by Valdemar Langlet

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.460

Object Name

Booklet, Identification

Date

1945

Files

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Description

Navy booklet titled, "Skyddsbrev Otalomlevél Schutzbrief" with a red cross on cover.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Valdemar Langlet and his wife Nina Borovko-Langlet are credited with saving many Jews in Budapest by providing documents saying that the person carrying them was awaiting Swedish nationality. The Langlets were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

Dimensions

6 x 4 1/2"

Keywords

Budapest, Swedish, nationality, Red Cross, Schutzpass

Subcollection

Diplomats

Recommended Citation

"Swedish Red Cross Schutzpass Signed by Valdemar Langlet" (1945). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.460.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/643