Hungarian Jews wait in front of the Swedish legation main office in hopes of obtaining Swedish protective passes. [LCID: 74025]
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Seeking protection in Hungary

Hungarian Jews wait in front of the Swedish legation main office in hopes of obtaining Swedish protective passes. Budapest, Hungary, 1944.

Photograph taken by Tom Veres, who was active in Raoul Wallenberg's efforts to rescue the Jews of Budapest.


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  • USHMM, courtesy of Thomas Veres, Photo by Thomas Veres

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