Carl Lutz
Swiss diplomat and Righteous Among the Nations (1895-1975) · Switzerland · Writers · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Carl Lutz was a Swiss diplomat. He served as the Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest, Hungary, from 1942 until the end of World War II. He is credited with saving over 62,000 Jews during the Second World War in possibly the largest rescue operation of the Holocaust.
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Visa issued by Carl Lutz from his posting in British Palestine - 1938, Jaffa
Letter of protection issued by Carl Lutz in 1944. Today in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Jewish people waiting in line at the Glass House (Üvegház) in Budapest, 1944. This photograph may have been taken by Agnes Hirschi, Carl Lutz's step-daughter, then a very young child.
The Raoul Wallenberg-memorial at the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest. Lutz's name shows together with other heroes.Awards
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Spouse: Gertrud Lutz-FankhauserAbout this person
Country
Switzerland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1975 · aged 79
Writers from Switzerland 6
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