Carl Lutz

Carl Lutz: a Swiss Vice Consul in Budapest, Hungary. Did the largest rescue operation cooperated with the Jewish Agency for Palestine. He issued safe-conduct documents to the Jews that enable about 10,000 Hungarian Jew children to emigrate. Negotiated with the Hungarian Government and the Nazis to be able to issue protective letters. Got permission to give out letters to 8,000 Jews and instead of issuing them to individuals, he gave them out to families to emigrate to Palestine. Then he set up 76 "safe houses" around Budapest, which was off limits to Hungarian forces and Nazi soldiers. Saved 62,000 Jews.

Social Impact Theory
As a member acting on behalf of the Jewish Council for Palestine, Lutz was predisposed to the notion of protecting and saving Jews in Budapest , his views sheltered from the surrounding Nazi Party's influence. By this he was able to negotiate with the Hungarian Government and the Nazis to be able to save the Jews. Rather than giving out 8,000 letters to 8,000 Jews, he gave 1 letter to each family, thus saving more Jews. Knowing that the letters were not going to fully keep the Jews safe, Lutz put the Jews in safe houses to where the Hungarian Government and the Nazis could not touch the Jews. Having the influence the Jewish Council helped Lutz realize that he had the power to be able to help Jews emigrate and avoid death.