Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden ambassador to Hungary speaks about Raoul Wallenberg

Vered Glickman, Director of the Israeli Cultural Institute in Budapest

Fragment from the documentary “The Life of László Hudec”. Authorized by 56Films.

László Hudec, the Hungarian architect born in Besztercebánya (Banska Bystrica), became successful in Shanghai, and later grew to be world-famous. After the decline of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, he lost his Hungarian citizenship, which he regained in 1941. A year later he was asked to fulfill the tasks of an honorary consul in the Chinese city. Using his privileged title he saved a number of the Hungarian Jews living in Shanghai.

Speech by Carl Bildt minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden at Central European University

Slomó Köves executive rabbi of Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis U.S. ambassador to Hungary speaks about Raoul Wallenberg

The Government of Hungary commemorates the centenary of the birth of the life-rescuer Swedish diplomat by organizing a Wallenberg year.

The Wallenberg year will be officially opened by János Martonyi, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Hungarian National Museum on 17 January 2012 at 3.00 p.m.

Opening addresses will be delivered by Yossi Peled, Minister without portfolio of the State of Israel and by Carl Bildt, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will open the Swedish exhibition entitled “To me there’s no other choice - Raoul Wallenberg 1912-2012” at the same time.