Carl Lutz (1895-1975) was the Swiss Consul in Budapest, Hungary from 1942 until the end of World War II. 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Nickname: Pearl or Queen of the Danube Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... This article is about the year. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
He had the initiative to save Hungarian Jews from deportation by allowing them to emigrate to Palestine under protection of a Swiss safe-conduct. His idea was to extend each single document to a whole family. Thanks to his diplomatic skills he succeeded in persuading Hungarian, and later Nazi-German officials, among them Adolf Eichmann. Map of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Adolf Eichmann, Germany 1940 Photo from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Photo Archives. ...
His engagement allowed to save the lives of tens of thousands of people. However, similarly to Paul Grueninger, his achievements were not recognized until 1958, when he was "rehabilitated" in Switzerland, after having been accused of having overcome his competencies. In 1963 a street was named after him in Haifa, Israel, and since 1991 a memorial at the entrance to the old Budapestghetto remembers him. He was also awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations. Paul Grüninger was a commander of police in the Canton of St. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Pearl or Queen of the Danube Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... After the World War II, the term Righteous Among the Nations (Transliterated חסידי עומות עולם Hebrew language: Khasiday Umot Olam) has been used to describe non-Jews who behaved heroically during the Holocaust (ha-Shoah) in order to save Jews from the Nazi-inspired genocide. ...
CarlLutz was accused to having exceeded his competence, and he even had problems in continuing his diplomatic career.
CarlLutz died on March 30, 1975 at the age of 80 in Berne.
CarlLutz was one of the first to receive the "Righteous among the Nations" medal from Yad Vashem, his name was entered in the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund.
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