- Angelo Rotta
Angelo Rotta (1872 - 1965), originally from
Milan ,Italy , was the Apostolic Nuncio inBudapest at the end ofWorld War II .During his previous diplomatic activity in
Bulgaria , he already saved manyBulgarian Jews by issuing them baptismal certificates and safe conducts for the trip toPalestine .In 1944 - 1945 he contributed greatly to the saving action of the Neutral Powers (
Portugal ,Spain ,Sweden ,Switzerland , the Vatican) and theInternational Red Cross Committee inBudapest (initiated byCarl Lutz , and led, among others, byGiorgio Perlasca ,Friedrich Born ,Raoul Wallenberg ,Angel Sanz Briz ), issuing at least 15.000 protection letters toHungarian Jews and providing them with baptismal certificates. As the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, he vehemently protested several times to the Hungarian Governments against the Jewish Deportations.He retired from diplomacy in 1957 and was recognized as Righteous among the Nations by
Yad Vashem in 1997. [cite web|url=http://www1.yadvashem.org/righteous_new/PDF%20Virtual_Wall_Of_Honor/ITALY.pdf|title=Righteous Among the Nations Recognized by Yad Vashem as of 1 January 2008 - Italy|publisher=Yad Vashem|date=2008-01-01|accessdate=2008-08-27|format=PDF]External links
* [http://www.olokaustos.org/opposizione/biografie/giusti/rotta.htm A short biography (in Italian)]
* [http://www.raoulwallenberg.net/?en/saviors/diplomats/list/866.htm A short biography (in English)]References
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