Giorgio Perlasca
Italian self-appointed Spanish diplomat in Hungary who saved 5218 Jews from the Holocaust (1910-1992) · Italy · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Giorgio Perlasca was an Italian businessman. With the collaboration of official diplomats, he posed as the Spanish consul-general to Hungary in the winter of 1944, and saved 5,218 Jews from deportation to Nazi extermination camps in eastern Europe.
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About this person
In 1989, Perlasca was designated by Israel as a Righteous Among the Nations.
Country
Italy
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1992 · aged 82
