Winter Newsletter 2017
Check out our Winter calendar, and seasonal information! See everything that's going on in the world of Nordic Northwest.
Check out our Winter calendar, and seasonal information! See everything that's going on in the world of Nordic Northwest.
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8800 SW Oleson Rd.<br />
Portland, OR 97223<br />
NON-PROFIT ORG.<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
PORTLAND, OR<br />
PERMIT NO. 4185<br />
RAOUL<br />
WALLENBERG<br />
HIS LIFE & LEGACY COMMEMORATED AT NORDIA HOUSE<br />
Learn the story behind the Swedish diplomat who singlehandedly<br />
saved thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary<br />
during World War II with our new exhibit, Raoul Wallenberg: To<br />
Me, There’s No Other Choice. By issuing protective passports<br />
and buying buildings to establish as sovereign Swedish territory<br />
in Budapest, Wallenberg was able to shelter Jews during<br />
1944 and save an estimated 15,000 lives in just six months. His<br />
life and legacy stand as a testament to moral courage and<br />
fortitude, especially in the tragedy of his ending: arrested by<br />
the Soviets during the Red Siege of Budapest, he disappeared<br />
and was never seen again.<br />
The exhibit, which comes to us from the Swedish Institute in<br />
Stockholm, will be free and open to the public from January<br />
9 - April 6, 2018. This exhibit is generously sponsored by Barry<br />
Peterson and Darlene Peterson, with additional support from<br />
the Swedish Institute. •<br />
Passport Photography Courtesy of From Nina Lagergrens' Private Collection; Reproduced by Karl Gabor<br />
GALLERY NEWS! LEARN ABOUT OUR SPRING EXHIBIT
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