Chiune Sugihara, diplomat
Jan. 1, 1900-July 31, 1986
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki, illustrated by Dom Lee (Lee & Low, 1997)
Sugihara, known as the “Japanese Schindler” was a diplomat serving in Lithuania during WW II when he saved thousands of Jews. This powerful narrative is written from the point of view of Sugihara’s son Hiroki.
The Jewish Virtual Library tells the compelling story of Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara’s eternal good deeds.
