Wallenberg Days > 2015 Raoul Wallenberg Day > Vancouver Courier January 15

Pacific Spirit: An act of courage saved lives

Vancouverite owes her life to Japanese diplomat who helped Jews escape the Nazis

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Pat Johnson, Vancouver Courier  |  January 15, 2015

Deborah Ross-Grayman credits Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara with rescuing thousands of Jews, including her late mother, while serving in wartime Lithuania. Photo: Dan Toulgoet

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