“Raoul Wallenberg’s sister Nina Lagergren, 98, is dead”
“In all the years she fought to know the truth.”
“So small and fragile.”
“But with a sharpness and a driving force.”
“In all the years fought Nina Lagergren, to know the truth about his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg.”
“Now is she dead, 98 years old.”
“No one who met Nina Lagergren, could fail to be charmed by the delightful little lady with the sparkling eyes.”
“So sweet, so friendly and so funny.”
“But also with a keen intellect, an iron will and a singular glow as she maintained a whole life.”
“When Nina Lagergren, 2013 participated in the Aftonbladet Swedish Hero school tour, she made a success.”
“Before the worshipful the youth, she spoke about her half-brother, the businessman and diplomat, Raoul Wallenberg, the young swede who, in Hungary, during the second world war last year, saved tens of thousands of jews from the holocaust.”
“– Raoul had thought that this was very funny.” she said.
“She was proud of her brother, one of Sweden’s greatest heroes through the ages and famous and praised throughout the world for its courage.”
” I think he struggled to his courage, said Nina Lagergren.”
“Himself showed she’s also a big dose of courage, when she devoted his life to trying to find out what happened to her brother, after he was captured by the russians in January 1945.”
“Then he promised – just as others before him – to try and get to farm the truth about what happened to Raoul Wallenberg.”
“But to this day his fate unknown.”
“”I have not received a reply yet, but I hope, of course, on it,” said Nina Lagergren, a few months after the meeting with Obama.”
“three years ago, the family of Raoul Wallenberg to the end would be declared dead.”
“He was born 1912 – and the hope that he would be in life was basically out there.”
“In all the years he had legally been regarded as of we life, since he has never been declared dead.”
“In connection with the announced to the family that the man ”has now decided to let Raul rest in peace”.”
“You will also get his sister to rest.”
“Nina Lagergren was one of the driving forces behind the Raoul Wallenberg academy, which among other things, educate the young in human rights.”
“– Our thoughts are with the family. Nina Lagergren is a model that has been a great source of inspiration for the young people who have been able to meet her during our training, ” says Johanna Westien, the acting general secretary of the Raoul Wallenberg Academy.”
“Nina this interdisciplinary environment daughter, Nane annan, was married with the previous UN secretary-general Kofi annan until his death last year.”