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Portrait of Alexander Kasser.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 45686

Portrait of Alexander Kasser.

Overview

Caption: Portrait of Alexander Kasser.
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Eric Saul

Rights & Restrictions

Photo Source: Eric Saul

Copyright: Agency Agreement (No Fees)

Source Record ID: File 46

Keywords & Subjects

Keyword: AMBASSADORS/DIPLOMATS/ENVOYS ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES CLOSE-UPS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS KASSER, ALEXANDER RED CROSS RESCUERS/RESCUE RESCUERS/RESCUE (DIPLOMATIC) RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS STUDIO PORTRAITS SWEDES
Photo Designation: RESCUE MISSIONS -- Diplomatic Rescue -- Hungary: Rescue of Budapest Jewry -- Diplomats/Legations -- Other

Administrative Notes

Biography: Alexander Kasser, Swedish representative for the Red Cross in Budapest, who assisted Dr. Valdemar Langlet in feeding and housing thousands of orphaned Jewish children and distributing Swedish protective passes to Hungarian Jews.

[Source: Saul, Eric. "Visas for Life" exhibition, February, 2000]

Record last modified:: 2003-10-03 00:00:00
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