Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara was in Lithuania when Germany invaded Poland. Jewish refugees came to the consulate seeking travel documents in order to escape the Nazis. Sugihara’s superiors ordered him not to issue any travel visas. tags chiune sugihara chiune sugihara holocaust visas naziSugihara’s next actions enabled around 6,000 Jewish refugees to escape the Holocaust. For his efforts, Sugihara was imprisoned by the Soviets and fired from his job. picked by bingo 2 weeks ago |
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