Abstract:

"The compelling story of a hero of the Holocaust, Sempo Sugihara, a man of conscience, who defied his country by issuing thousands of visas during WW II, allowing over 6000 Jews to escape the murderous hands of the Nazis. We meet Sugihara's son, Hiroki; also Hillel Levine, author of In Search of Sugihara,; plus, in Yad Vahsem, Jerusalem, where a tree for Sugihara is planted, we meet Mordecai Paldiel, Director at the Department for the Righteous Among Nations. - 'To the list of notable Holocaust savings add the less familiar but no less important name of Sempo Suighara...an appropriate tribute to a remarkable individual.' - Booklist 'Highly recommended. A Japanese 'Schindler,' who stood up not only to Axis oppression, but also to a long tradition of obedience.' -Ed. Media Review"