Title

Swedish Red Cross Protection for Jewish Man Signed by Valdemar Langlet

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.461

Object Name

Letter

Date

11-5-1944

Files

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