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His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg (2012)

by Louise Borden(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0618507558 (ISBN13: 9780618507559)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: I guess I am one of those Americans who needs to study more history, because I had never heard of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat in Budhapest during the later part of World War II who spearheaded the Swedish (and other “neutral countries”) efforts to get visas, passports, and other documents to Hungarian Jews to help them avoid mistreatment or deportation by the Hungarian police/military, allied with Hitler and the Nazis. The man put up people in apartment buildings, signed thousands and thousands of schutzpass for Jews, and gave them food, supplies, and anything he could. He eventually was arrested and probably died in a Russian prison, but history has yet to prove anything. Fascinating and inspiring and sad, this nonfiction book has lovely original pictures/doc... moreuments interspersed with modern-day photographs and easy-to-follow text arranged like free verse in short clearly labeled chapters. Accessible and interesting.
review 2: An excellent biography of the diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish lives in Budapest during World War II. I had heard of him before but I had no idea of the extent of his efforts, and this book does an excellent job of explaining the circumstances of the Jews' plight during the siege of Budapest, and how the Swedish and other neutral national diplomats worked to save them. The book tells of Raoul's childhood and upbringing and how he learned five languages and was a world traveler by the time the war started, all skills that helped place him in the ideal position to work with government officials of many countries when he was needed. A fascinating story, told in a suspenseful manner. (I was really hoping for a happy ending!) Book is wonderfully designed, with the text designed in short phrases for lots of white space, like verse, and good use of color design elements among all the black and white photos and scans of Schutzpasses, etc. illustrating the book. less

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