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Aktionen Anzeigeoptionen	Emerging heroes: WWII-era diplomats, Jewish refugees and escape to Japan - a story in 7 photographs Aus Auswahl entfernen Zur Auswahl hinzufügen TitelEmerging heroes: WWII-era diplomats, Jewish refugees and escape to Japan - a story in 7 photographs Verfasser Akira Kitade Kuniko Katz (translated by)‎ Donna Ratajczak (edited by)‎ Call number940.54779430924/0123 Inventarnummer11361 ErscheinungsortBoston, Massachusetts, United States VerlagAcademic Studies Press Erscheinungsjahr 2022 Seitenxiv,139p.,index MaterialBuch SerieJudaism and Jewish Life ISBN9781644698693 Beschreibung Inspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait. Had the refugees been rescued by the diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing Japanese transit visas? Searching for the identities of the people in the photographs, the author scoured historical records and interviewed numerous fascinating individuals, including Sugihara visa recipients and their descendants. While solving the mystery of the people in the photographs, the author uncovered more hero diplomats and new details about Sugihara visas. This account of the author’s investigation supports the legacy of Chiune Sugihara and highlights other WWII saviours, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk.

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TitelEmerging heroes: WWII-era diplomats, Jewish refugees and escape to Japan - a story in 7 photographs

Verfasser

Akira Kitade

Kuniko Katz (translated by)‎

Donna Ratajczak (edited by)‎

Call number940.54779430924/0123

Inventarnummer11361

ErscheinungsortBoston, Massachusetts, United States

VerlagAcademic Studies Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Seitenxiv,139p.,index

MaterialBuch

SerieJudaism and Jewish Life

ISBN9781644698693

Beschreibung

Inspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait. Had the refugees been rescued by the diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing Japanese transit visas? Searching for the identities of the people in the photographs, the author scoured historical records and interviewed numerous fascinating individuals, including Sugihara visa recipients and their descendants. While solving the mystery of the people in the photographs, the author uncovered more hero diplomats and new details about Sugihara visas. This account of the author’s investigation supports the legacy of Chiune Sugihara and highlights other WWII saviours, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk.

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