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….