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Carl Lutz: The Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust

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Carl Lutz: The Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust

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Carl Lutz was a Swiss diplomat who served in Budapest during World War II. He immigrated to the United States as a young man and later worked in Mandatory Palestine. After the war, he faced criticism from Switzerland for overstepping his diplomatic authority, and his career advancement became blocked. He eventually remarried Maria Magdalena Grausz, and though his reputation was restored, he remained relatively unknown.

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Where Carl was when he helped save the Jews.

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Where Carl was when he helped save the Jews.

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Carl Lutz was in Budapest, Hungary when he helped save Jews during the Holocaust. He lived and worked there during a time of danger and used his position to help protect thousands of people from the Nazis .

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He led the largest diplomatic rescue operation of the Holocaust. He issued thousands of protective letters, which is more than officially allowed, to Hungarian Jews, declaring them under Swiss protection. He also extended diplomatic protection to 76 buildings, including the “Glass House,” which sheltered thousands. By using his authority and risking his life, Lutz helped save thousands of jews from deportation and execution.

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When did his resist against the Holocaust begin?

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When did his resist against the Holocaust begin?

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Carl Lutz began resisting the Holocaust around 1942 while he was a Swiss diplomat in Budapest. At first, he worked with the Jewish Agency for Palestine to help Hungarian Jews leave the country and escape the Holocaust.

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• He followed deportation marches, pulling people out when he could and giving them protection.

• He collaborated with others, including underground groups, to create and distribute protective papers.

• Despite threats and opposition from both Nazi and Hungarian authorities, he continued his work.

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The impact that he caused during the Holocaust.

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The impact that he caused during the Holocaust.

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Carl Lutz caused a powerful moral and political impact during the Holocaust by challenging both Nazi policies and his own government’s expectations. For example his courage encouraged both individuals and underground groups to join in resistance efforts to help save Jews and do what is right.

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The Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust | HISTORY

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Carl Lutz managed to save half of Budapest’s Jewish population by exploiting the Nazi’s respect for paperwork.

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The Swiss Schindler: Carl Lutz's rescue of Hungarian Jews during WW II

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Carl Lutz - The Swiss man who saved tens of thousands of Jews

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Carl Lutz, a diplomat stationed in Hungary, led the largest diplomatic rescue operation of World War II. A look back at a personality who is still too little known.

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Carl Lutz was born in Switzerland in 1895. As a young man, he moved to the United States, where he worked and studied. His early life was shaped by his strict Methodist faith, which taught him to care about justice and helping others. His childhood gave him strong values that guided his actions later in life.

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What happened to Carl after the Holocaust?

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What happened to Carl after the Holocaust?

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Despite his extraordinary efforts, his actions were not rewarded by his own country at the time. Over time however, the world began to recognize the importance of what he had done. He has since been honored as one of the “Righteous Among the Nations” by Yad Vashem, and is now a well known Holocaust resister.

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Carl Lutz is known for saying, "The laws of life are stronger than man-made laws." This means he believed that protecting human life is more important than blindly following government rules or orders, especially when those laws lead to injustice or harm.

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12 February 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Carl Lutz and the 125th anniversary of his birth. Tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews owe their lives to letters of protection issued by Lutz, Swiss consul in Budapest from 1942 to 1945. In 2018, at a ceremony attended by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) named one of its meeting rooms 'Carl Lutz' to honour the memory of this Swiss diplomat. The Carl Lutz Society is hosting a concert in Bern on 12 February as part of the anniversary celebrations.

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Carl Lutz: "Natural law is stronger than man-made statutes"

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12 February 2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Carl Lutz and the 125th anniversary of his birth. Tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews owe their lives to letters of protection issued by Lutz, Swiss consul in Budapest from 1942 to 1945.

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Instead of honoring his bravery, Swiss officials investigated his wartime activities because he had gone far beyond what was officially permitted. Lutz was blocked from advancing further in the Swiss diplomatic service.

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Charles "Carl" Lutz was appointed as the Swiss vice-consul in Budapest, Hungary, in 1942. Following the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944 in which Jews started to be sent to concentration camps, Lutz negotiated an agreement with the Nazis to allow 8,000 Jews to leave the country. However, Lutz intentionally misinterpreted the agreement, allowing not 8,000 people, but 8,000 families to be issued protective letters to be able to move. He had already used his power and status to help 10,000 children emigrate to Palestine the year before. Lutz and his wife Gertrude also helped free Jews from death marches and deportation centers. They are credited with saving more than 62,000 Hungarian Jews from certain death. (Photo credit: Smithsonian Magazine)

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Shining a light on the quiet heroes of the Holocaust

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Charles "Carl" Lutz was appointed as the Swiss vice-consul in Budapest, Hungary, in 1942. Following the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944 in which Jews started to be sent to concentration camps, Lutz negotiated an agreement with the Nazis to allow 8,000 Jews to leave the country.