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THURSDAY !" OCTOBER

!":!! INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Introduction: Ms. Eva Fried, Conference Coordinator Welcome: Dr. Eskil Franck, Director of the Living History Forum Message: H.E. Mark Brzezinski, Ambassador of the United States Message: H.E. Gábor Szentivány, Ambassador of Message: H.E. Ambassador Jan Deboutte, Belgium, Chair of the ITF Message: Ms. Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth, Minister for Culture and Sports KEY NOTE ADDRESS !":#$ Mr. George Soros ACADEMIC KEY NOTE: # JULY, !#$$ %!:!$ Associate Professor Paul A Levine %!:&$–%%:%! Co!ee WALLENBERG’S LAST WEEK IN BUDAPEST %%:%! Dr. Szabolc Szita THE INTERNATIONAL GHETTO IN BUDAPEST %%:$! Professor Tim Cole %':#!–%#:#! Lunch %#:#$ BEING BRAVE NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE Mr. Per Westerberg, Speaker of Parliament PANEL: THE HERO THAT NEEDS %#:&$ In the US, Raoul Wallenberg has long been a hero. In Sweden, however, it took much longer until he gained the same status. For many years after the Second World War Sweden valued its legacy as a neutral country. But since the mid %""!s, this role began to be questioned and evaluated di(erently in the nation’s history. In what way may this shift in understanding explain the changes in Wallenberg’s status in Swedish public life? )*+,-./*-: Professor Ulf Zander 0.1,234/4: Richard Swartz, Journalist, Associate Professor Bengt Jangfeldt, Ingrid Carlberg, Writer %&:#!–%$:!! Co!ee WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT WALLENBERG’S DESTINY? %$:!! Dr. Nikita Petrov Raoul Wallenberg – Symbol or Mystery? Conference !"-!# October, $%!$

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PANEL: A DIPLOMATIC FAILURE %$:&! In October '!!%, the Swedish government appointed an o5cial commission of inquiry, the Eliasson Commission, to investigate the decisions of Sweden’s foreign policy establishment in the Raoul Wallenberg case. In '!!#, a report was issued in which the country’s political actions were summarized under the heading “A Diplomatic Failure”. )*+,-./*-: Nathalie Besèr, Journalist 0.1,234/4: Arne Ruth, Journalist, Professor Kim Salomon, Dr. Ester Pollack, Ambassador Sven Hirdman

%6:'$ " minutes break THE COURAGE TO CARE % WHO BECOMES A SAVIOR? %6:#!–%7:%$ A conversation with Professor Carol Rittner and Ms. Susanne Beer, doctoral candidate RECEPTION AND CONCERT AT MUSIKALISKA %8:#! Reception at Musikaliska, hosted by Belgium, ITF-chair, followed by the concert “9e Righteous” (music by Boris Borisov, text by Robert Neufeld). Introduction by Mr. Robert Neufeld. Bu(et Dinner follows (approx. at '!:!!)

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WALLENBERG MEMORIAL SITES IN BUDAPEST !":!! Dr. Janos Pótó A PERSONAL NOTE REGARDING THE WALLENBERG MONUMENT, !":#$ FORMER INTERNATIONAL GHETTO Karl Gabor, Photographer WHAT CAN A MONUMENT TELL? !":&$ Professor Ulf Zander %!:#!–%%:!! Co!ee MY ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF RAOUL WALLENBERG %%:!! Gustav Kraitz, Artist MUSICAL PERFORMANCE %%:#$ CONCLUDING REMARKS %':!! Mr. Erik Ullenhag, Minister for Integration %':%! Conference ends Raoul Wallenberg – Symbol or Mystery? Conference !"-!# October, $%!$

LIST OF SPEAKERS

MS. LENA ADELSOHN&LILJEROTH, Minister for Culture and Sports MS. SUSANNE BEER, doctoral candidate, Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen, Essen, Germany MS. NATHALIE BESÈR, Journalist, H.E. MARK BRZEZINSKI, Ambassador of the United States to Sweden MS. INGRID CARLBERG, Journalist / Writer, Stockholm PROFESSOR TIM COLE, Dept. of Historical Studies, University of Bristol, UK H.E. AMBASSADOR JEAN M. DEBOUTTE, Belgium, Chair of the International Task Force for Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) DR. ESKIL FRANCK, Director, #e Living History Forum MR. KARL GABOR, Photographer, Stockholm AMBASSADOR SVEN HIRDMAN, Sweden DR. BENGT JANGFELDT, Associate Professor of Slavic languages, Sweden MR. GUSTAV KRAITZ, Artist, Båstad, Sweden DR. PAUL A. LEVINE, Associate Professor, #e Hugo Valentin Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden DR. NIKITA PETROV, Vice Chair of #e Memorial’ Society for Human Rights, DR. ESTER POLLACK, Associate Professor, Dept. of Media Studies, Stockholm University DR. JANOS PÓTÓ, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary PROFESSOR CAROL RITTNER, Dept. of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Stockton University NJ, United States MR. ARNE RUTH, Journalist / Writer, Stockholm PROFESSOR KIM SALOMON, Dept. of History, Lund University, Sweden H.E. GÁBOR SZENTIVÁNYI, Ambassador of Hungary to Sweden MR. GEORGE SOROS, Founder, #e Open Society Institute MR. RICHARD SWARTZ, Journalist / Writer, Vienna PROFESSOR SZABOLC SZITA, Director, #e Holocaust Documentation and Memorial Centre in Budapest, Hungary MR. PER WESTERBERG, Speaker of #e Swedish Parliament MR. ERIK ULLENHAG, Minister for Integration PROFESSOR ULF ZANDER, Dept. of History, Lund University, Sweden Raoul Wallenberg – Symbol or Mystery? Conference !"-!# October, $%!$

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

PROGRAMME HOTEL 9e conference begins at !":!!, %8 October 9e Living History Forum has made a number and concludes the following day, %" October of room reservations at Hotel Birger Jarl, where at approximately %':#!. Enclosed, please :nd the conference will take place. If you would like the draft programme. to stay there and receive a reduced conference rate (% &"$ SEK, breakfast included) please All conference participants are invited to give them our booking number %76"%!% when an evening reception, %8 October at %8:#!. making your reservation. 9e reception will take place at Musikaliska, Nybrokajen %%, and features the concert, “9e Other hotel suggestions close to the conference venue Righteous”. 9e concert (&$ minutes) will be are (regular rates): followed by a bu(et dinner at '!:!!. R5 25). &5B1&%#(!5#-.( 5LLC5 FEES www.rexhotel.se 9e conference is free of charge for all invited R5 -.5 -. ,(5"). &5B1&%#(!5#-.( 5LLLC55555 participants. www.komhotel.se MEALS R5). &5./, *&(5B&)(! ,51&%#(!5#-.( 5LLLLC55555 All conference meals are included. Please let www.hotelstureplan.se us know if you have any special requirements regarding food (vegetarian, kosher, allergies etc.) REGISTRATION

CONFERENCE VENUE Please register by e-mail to: konferensRW'!%'@levandehistoria.se. 9e conference will take place at Hotel Birger Deadline for registration is the %8 September. Jarl, Tulegatan 8, telephone: +&6-8-67& %8 !!, located at the centre of Stockholm. Exact location can be found at www.birgerjarl.se.

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