07.09.2013                      03.Tishrei.5774                      Haasinu; Schabbat Schuva

Jüdische Welt:

Obama visits Swedish synagogue, alludes to Syrian crisis

The American president drew a line between the heroism of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust and the need to act in Syria.

U.S. President Barack Obama joined Jewish leaders and relatives of Raoul Wallenberg, who is credited with saving at least 20,000 Jews during the Holocaust at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm. A Swedish diplomat serving in Budapest, Hungary, Wallenberg risked his life to issue protective passports and shelter Jews in Swedish diplomatic buildings….