Paintings created for International Rescuer Day 2006

Hanalisa Omer
Rechov HaNerd 32a, Jerusalem 96626
Tel: (077) 322-0699 and (052) 305-6505
hanalisa@bezeqint.net
www.hanalisaart.com

Calligraphic art by Elyakim Bruck
(052) 256-8985 in Israel

Some Major Non-Jewish and Jewish Rescuers

In spite of Nazi and Fascist determination to murder the Jews of Europe rescue was possible, even on a large scale. This is very significant, because, as far as it is known, there was no similar rescue during the world-wide Communist genocide which took the life of an estimated 94 million people (per Harvard Press "The Black Book of Communism").

Some people know about the deeds of major non-Jewish diplomatic rescuers like 

• Apostolic delegate Angello Giuseppe Roncalli in Turkey, later known as Pope John XXIII

• Monsignor Angello Rotta, Papal Nuncio in Budapest

• Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugese diplomat who saved tens of thousands

• Carl Lutz , Swiss diplomat in Budapest

• Feng-Shan Ho, Chinese diplomat in Vienna

• Giorgio "Jorge" Perlasca, "Acting Charge d'Affaires" of the Spanish Legacy in Budapest

• Per Anger, Swedish diplomat in Budapest

• Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in Budapest

• Sempo ("Chiune") Sugihara, Japanese diplomat in Vilna

and other diplomats. A much more detailed list has been developed by Mr. Eric Saul - Director of "Visas for Life".

Far fewer people know about such major Jewish rescuers as

• George Mantello (Mandel Gyuri)

• Gizi Fleischmann, and colleagues in the Bratislava "Working Group"

• Hillel Kook (alias Peter Bergson) and colleagues in the "Bergson Group"  (Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People pf Europe)

• Rabbi Michael Ber Weissmandl ,  and colleagues in the Bratislava "Working Group"

• Recha and Yitzchok Sternbruch

• Rabbi Solomon Schoenfeld

• Young Jewish Zionist activists in Budapest

      and others

(Alphabetized by first name)

The Jerusalem Working Group, named after the legendary Shoah era Bratislava Working Group, aims to change this and gain appropriate and long overdue recognition for major Jewish Shoah era rescuers.

Also see: 

Background material (Photos, Summaries, References)

Content submissions and volunteers

Those who are interested in the working group's work, want to volunteer or send archival material (especially photos, audio recordings or films/videos) related to major rescuers are invited to contact the editorial team via lpfeffer@gmail.com and start SUBJECT headings with "JWG SUBMISSION" (without quotes). If content is submitted via eMail please try to phrase and organize it to be ready for posting, without need for editing. The JWG will be thankful for submissions, but may decide not to post certain items or parts of some submissions. Generally content will be posted in less than a month. Submitters will be notified of posting by eMail. Submitters are requested to provide their full name, city and country of residence and eMail information (for posting with submitted content).

We are looking for creative volunteers with dedication to the subject and the following skills: Web development (including graphics), writers/teachers (for booklet and curriculum development, plays, short stories and novels about the fascinating stories of rescuers), song writers/singers (to write/sing ballads/songs about rescuers), artists (to paint about "beacons in the dark"), producers (to develop scripts and produce videos about major rescuers), public relations (for lobbying in US Congress and Senate, Israel's Knesset, UK Parliament, UN), fund raisers and others who think they can make a contribution to the mission's success.