As part of our pursuing the truth about Raoul Wallenbergis whereabouts. we must also press the Soviets for information regarding the whereabouts of Jan Kaplan. Verifying Kaplans fate and freeing him. if he is alive. is essential in establishing some firm evidence about Raoul Wallenbergs whereabouts. Raoul Wallenberg was an extraordinary hero. He was a Swedish hero. He was an American hero. because he was carrying out the work of the U.S. War Refugee Board. He was a hero of all humankind. The depths of his bravery can only be measured by the compassion he meted out in the face of the most cruel and brutal tyranny humankind has ever witnessed.