Chiune sugihara biography examples
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Chiune Sugihara
Introduction
The Compassion of Consul-General Sempo Sugihara
The Dutch Connection
Sugihara’s Choice
Permission Denied
Visas For Life
The Miracle of Chanukah 1939
Who Was Chiune Sugihara?
Sugihara, the Man
A sista Tribute: Righteous Among the Nations
Postscript
Introduction
Chiune Sugihara, and his wife Yukiko, are honored as “Righteous Gentiles” for their efforts to spara Jews during the Holocaust.
In the course of human existence, many people are tested. Only a few soar as eagles and achieve greatness through simple acts of kindness, thoughtfulness, and humanity. This fryst vatten the story of a man and his wife who, when confronted with evil, obeyed the kindness of their hearts and conscience in defiance of the orders of an indifferent government. These people were Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara who, at the beginning of World War II, bygd an ultimate act of altruism and self-sacrifice, risked their careers, their livelihood, and their future to save the lives of more th
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Righteous Among the Nations Chiune [Sempo] Sugihara
"It seems I have defied my government's orders, but if had not done so, I would have defied God's order."
Chiune [Sempo] Sugihara
At the Japanese Consulate in Lithuania, the consul Sugihara sits in his chamber. He hears the crowd gathering outside, and immediately returns to his work. His hand begins to shake, he lifts it a little bit, but the pain is very sharp. Yukiko, his wife, notices her husband’s struggle and brings him a hot cloth, which helps to calm the pain for a while. Sugihara grabs his pen again and goes back to his writing, while in his head there is only one thought: If I won’t provide the visas, this people will surely die. Outside the Consulate, there are thousands of Jewish refugees, standing, waiting for the consul they have never met before to grant them a visa that would save their lives.
Chiune [Sempo] Sugihara was the Japanese consul in Lit
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Chiune Sugihara
Japanese diplomat (1900–1986)
Chiune Sugihara | |
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Sugihara, before 1945 | |
| Born | (1900-01-01)1 January 1900 Kozuchi, Gifu, Japan |
| Died | 31 July 1986(1986-07-31) (aged 86) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Resting place | Kamakura Cemetery |
| Other names | "Sempo", Sergei Pavlovich Sugihara |
| Occupation | Vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania |
| Known for | Rescue of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust |
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| Children | 4 |
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Chiune Sugihara (杉原 千畝, Sugihara Chiune, 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986)[1] 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 trave