Question

What characterized the Mandel–Mantello rescue mission? Check all that apply.


It was led by George Mandel-Mantello, who was a Jewish Hungarian diplomat.

Jewish people risked their lives to distribute the certificates.

Mandel-Mantello was caught and put in a concentration camp.

Mandel-Mantello issued certificates of citizenship identifying European Jews as citizens of El Salvador.

Hundreds of certificates were issued.

Everyone who received a certificate was saved.

Answer 1

Apply:
- It was led by George Mandel‑Mantello, who was a Jewish Hungarian diplomat. (True — Mandel‑Mantello, a Jewish Hungarian who worked at the Salvadoran consulate in Geneva, organized the effort.)
- Jewish people risked their lives to distribute the certificates. (True — distributing and using such papers in Nazi-occupied territory was dangerous.)
- Mandel‑Mantello issued certificates of citizenship identifying European Jews as citizens of El Salvador. (True — the rescue used Salvadoran “citizenship”/protective certificates.)
- Hundreds of certificates were issued. (True — indeed many hundreds (in fact over a thousand by some counts) were produced and circulated.)

Do not apply:
- Mandel‑Mantello was caught and put in a concentration camp. (False — he was not arrested and sent to a camp.)
- Everyone who received a certificate was saved. (False — the papers saved many people but not all holders survived.)