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Eva Meisels
Eva Meisels was born in Budapest, Hungary, on July 3, 1939. In November 1944, she and her mother were in the Budapest ghetto. They acquired false papers from Raoul Wallenberg and were liberated by the Soviet army in January 1945. After the Hungarian Revolution, she immigrated to Canada.
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Robert Ratonyi
Robert Ratonyi was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1938. His childhood was scarred by fear, upheaval, hunger and loss. Both of his parents were deported to concentration camps. He attributes his survival to 5 great heroes including Raoul Wallenberg. He now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Haim Ra'anan
Haim Ra’anan was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1935. He was robbed of his childhood by persecution and war. He and his mother survived the Holocaust through diplomatic protection from Raoul Wallenberg papers. He immigrated to Israel, and lives on Kibbutz Be’eri. On the morning of October 7th, 2023, he became a survivor of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
Join us for this special presentation focusing on Swedish diplomat RAOUL WALLENBERG, Righteous Among the Nations, and several survivors saved through his efforts. The program features testimonies from Eva Meisels, Robert Ratonyi, Haim Ra'anan and Agnes Keleti, z''l, as well as a special appearance from Irwin Cotler, International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights.
RAOUL WALLENBERG SURVIVORS
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Agnes Keleti z''l
Agnes Keleti, z''l, the longest living Olympic champion and medalist, passed away one week before her 104th birthday. Agnes was born on January 9, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary and passed on January 2, 2025. She survived the war in hiding. Her mother and sister were Raoul Wallenberg survivors. Her father and other relatives died at Auschwitz. May her memory be a blessing.
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Irwin Cotler
Irwin Cotler is Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights, former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada, longtime parliamentarian, and International Legal Counsel to Prisoners of Conscience. He is Canada’s first Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.