Chiune Sugihara
Japanese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations (1900-1986)
Chiune Sugihara (杉原 千畝, Sugihara Chiune, 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986) was a Japanese diplomat. He served as Vice-Consul for the Empire of Japan in Lithuania during World War II. He was best known for helping about 20,000 Jews leave Lithuania during the Holocaust. He gave them visas to Japan. In 1985, Israel named him to the Righteous Among the Nations for his actions. He was sometimes called the "Japanese Schindler".
Chiune Sugihara | |
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杉原 千畝 | |
Born | Kozuchi Town, Empire of Japan (now Mino, Gifu Prefecture, Japan) | 1 January 1900
Died | 31 July 1986 Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | (aged 86)
Resting place | Kamakura Cemetery |
Other names | "Sempo", Sergei Pavlovich Sugihara |
Occupation | Vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Lithuania |
Known for | Rescue of 5,558 Jews during the Holocaust |
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Children | 4 |
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Sugihara was born in Yaotsu, Gifu. He was first married to Klaudia Semionovna Apollonova until their divorce in 1935. He was later married to Yukiko Sugihara. They had four sons.
Sugihara died on 31 July 1986 at a hospital in Kamakura. He was 86.[1]
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- Chiune Sugihara at the Jewish Virtual Library
- Chiune Sugihara Archived 2018-05-15 at the Wayback Machine at Yad Vashem
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