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Feb 4, 2016 · Sometimes called the “Japanese Schindler,” Sugihara was a diplomat posted in Lithuania during World War II who defied orders and issued over 2,000 transit visas to Jewish refugees, famously ...
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- Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Chiune Sugihara (杉原 千畝, Sugihara Chiune, 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986) was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the Second World War , Sugihara helped thousands of Jews flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them so that they could travel through Japanese territory ...
Aug 8, 2016 · Sugihara's List (2014): The remarkable story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara has long been overshadowed by other heroes of WW2. Now, a new play is final...
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Jan 22, 2020 · Sugihara had no agenda and he saved ten times the number of people.”. Her father’s story is in some ways typical of those saved by the diplomat, but no less remarkable for it. Born in 1929 in ...
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Discover the remarkable story of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat whose bravery saved thousands of Jewish lives during World War II. 🕊️ Despite immens...
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Persona Non Grata tells Sugihara’s story of danger and political intrigue, events that formed the man who would go on to save thousands of innocent lives. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. The Chiune Sugihara Story: Following the man sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, this film details the life of Chiune ...
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Jan 19, 2016 · Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who was stationed at a consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania during the early days of World War II. Between July 31 and August 28, 1940, Sugihara and his wife spent long nights writing and issuing more than 2,000 visas for Jewish refugees desperate to flee the Nazis and build new lives in Japan -- even though his actions defied the Japanese government's orders.
