More than 1,000 messages of congratulations, including one from Winston Churchill, were received yesterday by Julius Huettner, a Swedish clockmaker in Goeterborg, who is credited with having saved 36,000 Jews and others from Nazi hands, helping many of them to escape from German concentration camps to Sweden. The congratulatory messages, which came from persons in 20 countries, were sent to Mr. Huettner on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
Many of the Jews whom he rescued are now in the United States and Israel. When they reached Sweden from Germany he sheltered some of them in his home and helped provided them with food and clothing. He also succeeded in interesting Swedish businessmen in aiding the refugees. Many of the people whom he helped and who subsequently remained in Sweden, came to Goeterborg to congratulate him. The city celebrated his birthday with special ceremonies.
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