Raoul Wallenberg
Will Capron
Mrs. Kane
Honors English 1
9 February 2017
Research Paper: Raoul Wallenberg Growing up, there is a label on each and every person, and on that label, there are expectations. Every single plant, animal, thing, human has to meet the expectations placed upon their label. Whether they like it or not, this label, and these expectations stay with them their whole life. Good, bad, smart, athletic, and so on. What they have been pre-described, shapes their life, for the better or worse, and just like any other time, the time during the Holocaust much was the same. However, the expectations that were placed on every single human, country, and government did not seem to be met. Every one of them all had the same excuse. “We did not …show more content…
While many people would have just stopped with the creation of one remarkable tool that saved thousands of people during the Holocaust, Wallenberg would not. Knowing the work that still had to be done, he got in contact with the authorities and began distributing the most successful pass to ever be handed out, the Schutz-pass. With Sweden being a neutral country in World War II, none of its property, possessions or people could be touched. With Raoul Gustav Wallenberg being born into a prominent Swedish family, he was able to pull some strings to help his cause, and keep the fight alive (ABC-CLIO 1). The Schutz-pass was the key to his success. As stated by Debra McArthur in her book, Raoul Wallenberg: rescuing thousands from the Nazi’s grasp “A Schutz- pass granted the protection of the Swedish government to the person named on it. The pass implied that the person had plans to emigrate to Sweeden. Because of Schutz- passes Jews were not able to be deported or sent to Nazi concentration camps.” At the Rescue of Hegyeshalom, Wallenberg pulled a trick out of his hat that no one saw coming. That morning, Raoul Gustav Wallenberg jumped out from behind a train car at the station and passed out Schutz-passes to at least 300 people, and less than 30 ever even thought of going to Sweden. These passes saved the people from a certain death that would come later in the day. Many Nazis shot at him, but none were able to hit the hero (McArthur 10). Through this daring rescue, and many others like it, Raoul Gustav Wallenberg shows people once again that through his actions, that he played the role of a hero in the acts of the
Mrs. Kane
Honors English 1
9 February 2017
Research Paper: Raoul Wallenberg Growing up, there is a label on each and every person, and on that label, there are expectations. Every single plant, animal, thing, human has to meet the expectations placed upon their label. Whether they like it or not, this label, and these expectations stay with them their whole life. Good, bad, smart, athletic, and so on. What they have been pre-described, shapes their life, for the better or worse, and just like any other time, the time during the Holocaust much was the same. However, the expectations that were placed on every single human, country, and government did not seem to be met. Every one of them all had the same excuse. “We did not …show more content…
While many people would have just stopped with the creation of one remarkable tool that saved thousands of people during the Holocaust, Wallenberg would not. Knowing the work that still had to be done, he got in contact with the authorities and began distributing the most successful pass to ever be handed out, the Schutz-pass. With Sweden being a neutral country in World War II, none of its property, possessions or people could be touched. With Raoul Gustav Wallenberg being born into a prominent Swedish family, he was able to pull some strings to help his cause, and keep the fight alive (ABC-CLIO 1). The Schutz-pass was the key to his success. As stated by Debra McArthur in her book, Raoul Wallenberg: rescuing thousands from the Nazi’s grasp “A Schutz- pass granted the protection of the Swedish government to the person named on it. The pass implied that the person had plans to emigrate to Sweeden. Because of Schutz- passes Jews were not able to be deported or sent to Nazi concentration camps.” At the Rescue of Hegyeshalom, Wallenberg pulled a trick out of his hat that no one saw coming. That morning, Raoul Gustav Wallenberg jumped out from behind a train car at the station and passed out Schutz-passes to at least 300 people, and less than 30 ever even thought of going to Sweden. These passes saved the people from a certain death that would come later in the day. Many Nazis shot at him, but none were able to hit the hero (McArthur 10). Through this daring rescue, and many others like it, Raoul Gustav Wallenberg shows people once again that through his actions, that he played the role of a hero in the acts of the