Samuel del Campo

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Samuel del Campo

Samuel del Campo (born May 23, 1882, died 1960)[1] was a Chilean diplomat, and Righteous Among the Nations. From 1941 to 1943 (the year Chile joined the Allies), he worked in Bucharest, Romania. He is credited with saving 1,200 Jews by issuing them Chilean passports.[2]

Special Polish refugee ID card issued at Bucharest 1943 by Samuel del Campo.

References

  1. ^ http://db.yadvashem.org/righteous/righteousName.html?language=en&itemId=10329419
  2. ^ https://www.yadvashem.org/press-release/20-october-2017-00-00.html
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