As well as official Israeli government efforts to secure the release and emigration of imprisoned Jews, many Israeli embassy personnel also took extensive independent efforts to rescue Jewish prisoners.
Foruden den officielle israelske regerings bestræbelser på at sikre frigivelsen og udvandring af fængslede jøder foretog også mange af den israelske ambassades personale en omfattende uafhængig indsats for at redde jødiske fanger.