February 16, 2009

Wallenberg Foundation in Tel Aviv

Mr. Danny Rainer, Vice-President of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, was the keynote speaker at a Wizo home gathering which took place in the home of the Axebrad family, in the city of Tel Aviv.

The title of Mr. Rainer’s address was: ”The legacies of Raoul Wallenberg and other rescuers of the Holocaust”.

Mr. Rainer introduced the mission and activities of the Wallenberg Foundation and highlighted the research work performed by its volunteers, including the Slawinska and Reszeli cases, as well as the Turkish and Spanish diplomats who served in France and other countries during WWII.

Following his lecture, Mr. Rainer answered a series of questions posed by the audience.