Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted February 17, 2020 Moderators Share Posted February 17, 2020 With thanks to Adventist Today: From Trans-European (TED) News – Jeno Szigeti, a former president of the denomination’s Hungarian Union Conference and a church historian, was given the Wallenberg Prize for his life-long work in higher education and pastoral care, focused on minorities. The prize is given to individuals who uplift high ethical standards and demonstrate serving minorities, those discriminated against or underprivileged people. The deputy ambassador of Sweden together with a deputy cabinet minister of the Hungarian Government presented the prize at a ceremony hosted by the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities on 16 January. Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who served in Hungary during World War II and saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews under Nazi occupation. Adventists in Hungary worked with Wallenberg to hide Jews in the central church building in Budapest and other places. They helped to feed them and to smuggle them to safety. phkrause 1 Quote Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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