Thursday, October 27, 2005

Japan's Oskar Schindler -- in Lithuania

Earlier this week, Annie at AmbivaBlog wrote a great post about Sempo Sugihara, a Japanese Oskar Schindler (or Raoul Wallenberg): "Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Lithuania, issued transit visas, written with his own hand, to thousands of threatened Jews in 1940 in defiance of the orders of his government. He is credited with saving 6,000 -- the 'Sugihara survivors.'"

Definitely worth the read -- and check out Annie's links for more on this incredible story.

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1 Comments:

  • Interesting, especially given Japan's ambivalent attitudes toward Jews.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:06 PM  

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