![]() ![]() ![]() It has been estimated as many as 100,000 people alive today are the descendants of the recipients of Sugihara visas.Ĭhiune Sugihara was born on 1 January 1900 (Meiji 33), in Mino, Gifu prefecture, to a middle-class father, Yoshimi Sugihara (杉原好水 Sugihara Yoshimi), and an upper-middle class mother, Yatsu Sugihara (杉原やつ Sugihara Yatsu). The year 2020 was "The Year of Chiune Sugihara" in Lithuania. He is the only Japanese national to have been so honored. In 1985, the State of Israel honored Sugihara as one of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חסידי אומות העולם) for his actions. ![]() The fleeing Jews were refugees from German-occupied Western Poland and Soviet-occupied Eastern Poland, as well as residents of 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, risking his job and the lives of his family. Here is a search for photos on Flickr of Chiune Sugihara:Į/content/en/article/righteous-among.Ĭhiune 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. One of the Righteous Among the Nations (Hebrew: חסידי אומות העולם) ![]()
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