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PERSONA NON GRATA: THE STORY OF CHIUNE SUGIHARA 杉原 千畝, a biographic drama. As Japanese vice-consul in World War Two in Kaunas, Lithuania, against his government’s orders, he saved the lives of thousands of Jews. He allowed them to escape the forces of Nazi Germany by issuing transit visas to travel to Japan, with the assistance of the Dutch honorary consul Jan
Zwartendijk. Today, he is one of Japan’s revered heroes.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 / 1:00 pm
H.R. MacMillian Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street,, Vancouver, BC
George Bluman, a descendent of Sugihara visa recipients and an international expert on Sugihara’s life and courageous deeds in the face of adversity.
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A biographic drama portraying a story of Chiune Sugihara
War Heroism Recalled - an article by Pat Johnson published in the Jewish Independent on January 31, 2020.
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