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A Holocaust Hero Under Attack

Rafael Medoff in Ami · 28 Feb

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, known for saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, is facing criticism from an Israeli professor who argues that Sugihara's recognition was orchestrated by Yad Vashem and the Israeli government to please Japan.

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A new Canadian opera spotlights the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, the 'Japanese Schindler'

Culturally Jewish · 14 Nov 2023

"I Have My Mother's Eyes" is a new Canadian chamber opera premiering at the Chutzpah Festival in Vancouver, spotlighting the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, known as "Japan's Schindler," who saved thousands of European Jews during the Holocaust by writing transit visas for them.

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Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler’

BCohen in Forward · 19 Jul 2023

Researchers and Sugihara's own grandson have challenged the story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who issued visas to thousands of Jewish refugees fleeing Europe during World War II.

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Sanctuary and Humiliation: The Wartime Haven in Shanghai

Harry Freedman in Moment · 18 Jul 2023

During World War II, the Mir Yeshiva students and their teachers were forced to flee Nazi-occupied Poland and Lithuania.

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80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — how to commemorate it

RSchaechter in Forward · 17 Apr 2023

This article discusses ways to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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A Japanese diplomat saved this cellist's father-in-law from the Shoah. Now she'll honor him at Carnegie Hall

Tani Levitt in Forward · 13 Apr 2023

Cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper will be performing A Concert for Sugihara at Carnegie Hall on April 19th to honor Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews by writing visas for them to escape Europe during the Holocaust.

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Celebrating the Japanese Schindler who saved thousands of Jewish lives

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 5 Aug 2021

This episode highlights the extraordinary actions of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who defied orders to save over 2,000 Jews during World War II, including the parents of George Bluman.

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Election 2020: Biden’s VP Pick

People of the Pod · 7 Aug 2020

In this article, the focus is on Joe Biden's choice for his running mate in the upcoming presidential election.

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Just Outside Hiroshima, a Holocaust Education Center Flourishes

Yardena Schwartz in Tablet · 14 Jun 2018

In Japan, a unique connection exists between the Japanese Christian community and Israel, highlighted by the story of Reverend Makoto Otsuka and his Holocaust Education Center in Fukuyama City, just outside Hiroshima.

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How My Grandmother’s Chutzpah Helped Rescue 6,000 Jews From Nazis

Forward · 26 Apr 2016

Alyza D. Lewin shares the story of how her grandmother, Peppy Sternheim Lewin, played a crucial role in rescuing 6,000 Jews from the Nazis during World War II.

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From Japan With Love

Hillel Kuttler in Tablet · 1 Mar 2016

In 1998, Akira Kitade, a Japanese man, discovered a photo album belonging to his former boss, Tatsuo Osako, which contained pictures of passengers on the Amakusa-maru ship that Osako worked on in the 1940s.