Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio) Representative Tom Lantos reported introduction legislature to make Raoul Wallenberg an honorary United States citizen; Lantos said among those Wallenberg helped escape from Nazis in World War II.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

(Studio) [Israeli Prime Min. Menahem BEGIN - praises Wallenberg.] Wallenberg's background and effort to save Hungarian Jews during World War II examined; films, photos shown. Franklin Roosevelt's War Refugee Bd., Adolf Eichmann incld. in report [Tommy LAPID - recalls being saved by Wallenberg.] Wallenberg's photos of Eichmann's ordered death marches of Budapest Jews shown, discussed. [Miriam HERZOG - notes psychological effect of Wallenberg's actions.] No. of Hungarian Jews saved by him prior to USSR occupation of Budapest cited; his imprisonment by Sovs. reported [Eichmann's prosecutor Gideon HAUSNER - says Wallenberg fell victim to USSR 's inability to comprehend his behavior.] Witnesses' accts. of Wallenberg's presence in USSR prisons long after Sovs. claimed he was dead discussed; Andrei Gromyko's statement in 1957 recalled. Testimony of Anna Bilder's father, Jan Kaplan, with regard to his prison experience with Wallenberg noted; remaining questions outlined. International move for Wallenberg's release or confirmation of accurate death-date cited; his sister quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings