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Photo of the Carl Lutz Memorial

The memorial

Embassy photo by Attila Németh

CARL LUTZ
1895-1975

IN THE BUILDING AT SZABADSÁG TÉR 12, SWISS VICE CONSUL CARL LUTZ HONORABLY REPRESENTED THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945. HE COURAGEOUSLY SAVED THE LIVES OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HUNGARIAN CITIZENS PERSECUTED AS JEWS.

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A SZABADSÁG TÉR 12-BEN CARL LUTZ SVÁJCI ALKONZUL 1942 ÉS 1945 KÖZÖTT TISZTELETRE MÉLTÓAN KÉPVISELTE AZ EGYESÜLT ÁLLAMOK ÉS MÁS ORSZÁGOK ÉRDEKEIT. BÁTORSÁGÁVAL A ZSIDÓKÉNT ÜLDÖZÖTT MAGYAR ÁLLAMPOLGÁROK TÍZEZREINEK ÉLETÉT MENTETTE MEG.

PLACED BY THE EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN HUNGARY
2006

 

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