Tribute to wartime Japan diplomat who saved Jewish refugees
Japanese American Cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper (C) plays a symphony together with the New York City Opera Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall on April 19, 2023, in honor of wartime Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. He disregarded the orders of his superiors and issued visas in 1940 to help Jewish refugees escape Nazi persecution as the acting consul in Kaunas, Lithuania.
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- ILEA001264938
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- 2023/4/20 00:00:00
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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- 2023 Kyodo News
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