The stamp features the portraits of five diplomats awarded the honor of Righteous Among the Nations.
Perlasca is the first on the left.
— by Meir Deutsch
Did you know that this August is the anniversary of two great heroes of the Hungarian Jews? It is the 100th birthday of Raoul Wallenberg, and the 20th anniversary of the death of Giorgio Perlasca. Exactly who were they, and what did they accomplish?
Biographies of Raoul Wallenberg and Giorgio Perlasca follow the jump.
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