The international Raoul Wallenberg Foundation is pleased to announce a series of activities, events, and campaigns to be organized throughout the year in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Raoul Wallenberg’s birthday.
Upcoming events include:
• Together in collaboration with the JCC Manhattan, the IRWF organized a screening of the film THE RESCUERS, by Michael King. Wallenberg Survivor Kayla Kaufman will share her experiences during the Holocaust during the event.
Tuesday, January 17 – 7:30pm – JCC Manhattan – 334 Amsterdam Avenue – New York, NY 10023
• The University of Tel Aviv and the IRWF will host the event “The Legacy of Raoul Wallenberg” on the 67th anniversary of the diplomat’s disappearance. The “Raoul Wallenberg 2012 Grants” will be bestowed during the occasion to doctoral students Orna Keren-Carmel and Yehonatan Alsheh.
Tuesday, January 17 – 11:00am – Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center in Tel Aviv
• Thanks to the request by IRWF, the UN Secretary-General will mention Raoul Wallenberg in his message for the UN International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Friday, January 27 – 11:00am-1:00pm – UN General Assembly Hall in New York
• A play by Yossef Eli will be released in March in Israel, sponsored by the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. The leading roles will be performed by students of a secondary school in Kiryat Malachi.
• Eduactor Eli Yossef will deliver special lectures to various audiences, to mark the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg.
• The Raoul Wallenberg Foundation will collaborate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel in the organization of celebrations around the world.
Activities to take place later this year include:
• Campaign requesting Ministers of Education to name schools after Raoul Wallenberg to be launched.
• Educational program “Wallenberg at School” to be presented in Argentine Schools.
• Campaign requesting Mayors, Governors and other government officials to name streets, parks and other public spaces after Raoul Wallenberg to be launched.
• Special Commemorative Medal to be issued in commemoration to the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial (1912-2012).
• Raoul Wallenberg bust to be commissioned and donated to the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, and other cities.
• Campaign to get US States to proclaim Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day to be launched.
• Campaign to get Jewish organizations across the world to commemorate the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial with their community.
