12/06/2026
Ambassadör Ziv Nevo Kulmans sista hälsning till Tobias Rawet:
In memory of Tobias Rawet Z”L (1936-2026):
Our dear and beloved Tobias,
We first met almost five years ago, shortly after I arrived in Sweden. I fell in love with you from the very first moment. Your youthful, mischievous smile and your boundless energy. You reminded me very much of my father. The two of you are more or less the same age. Both of you were children during the Holocaust. Both of you survived against all odds.
My father is an educator, and you too devoted many years of your life to educating future generations about the memory and the lessons of the Holocaust. You have family in Israel, in Ra'anana, my hometown. I felt that we were part of one large family, with some members in Sweden and others in Israel. We share the same past and face the same challenges in the present.
Therefore, it was only natural that when my father came to Sweden for a visit in April 2022, I introduced the two of you. You honored us by coming to hear my father's story when we held a Zikaron BaSalon ("Memory in the Living Room") at my residence on Yom Ha’Shoah.
We stayed in touch throughout all my years of service here. I always enjoyed meeting you at events of the Jewish community. Always the same energy. Always the same smile.
Even after you became ill, we continued to meet at "Judiska Hemmet," the wonderful place where you were receiving care. The last time I came to light candles with the residents during Hanukkah last December, I was told with great sadness that your condition had worsened. Nevertheless, I asked to see you, though I was warned that you would most likely no longer recognize me.
And then, like a Hanukkah miracle, you entered the room with that same energy and that same smile and said aloud: "Mr. Ambassador! How wonderful to see you!" We spoke about your well-being and about your family in Israel.
That was the last time I had the privilege of seeing you alive.
Now all that remains is memory. Zikaron. Perhaps memory is the most important thing of all. The memory of who you were, and the memory of what you endured. You, Tobias, who spent most of your life sharing your memories, bequeath to us—the second, third, fourth, and to all future generations —the memory of the Holocaust and the moral obligation upon us all to carry the Zikaron and to fight antisemitism wherever and whenever it occurs.
Rest in peace, dear friend, and may your memory be a blessing forever.
נוח על משכבך בשלום חבר יקר, ויהי זיכרונך ברוך לעולמי עד.
Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 at “Judiska Hemmet.”
