Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Raoul Wallenberg
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
1. Raoul Wallenberg Marker
Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat, is credited with saving about 100,000 Hungarian Jews, including Vera Lorant of Wilmington. Employed by the Swedish Embassy set up by Wallenberg, Vera twice was saved from death by his personal intervention. Wallenberg often showed up at the scene of deportations, personally removing startled Jews from the lines of the doomed, announcing that he was claiming Swedish citizens. He additionally established dozens of safe houses throughout Budapest, sheltering thousands of the city's Jews under the guise of Swedish diplomatic buildings. In a bitter twist of fate, Wallenberg was arrested as a spy by the Russians on January 17, 1945 and disappeared into the Gulag. Claims of his death in 1947 were made in the late 1950s, although his fate remains unknown. In 1981, President Reagan signed a resolution making Wallenberg an Honorary United States Citizen.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
Location. 39° 48.581′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Noel Barrot (here, next to this marker); Piprot d'Alleaume (here, next to this marker); Children's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); King Christian of Denmark, The Danish Church, and the Danish People (a few steps from this marker); Ger and Gerard van Raan (a few steps from this marker); Mr. Krivienko (a few steps from this marker); Nora and Lois Loeffler (a few steps from this marker);
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 5, 2024
2. Raoul Wallenberg Marker - wide view
More about this marker. Marker is located in the Garden of the Righteous Gentiles.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
