Emerging Heroes
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-64469-868-6 (ISBN)
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 saviors, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk.
Akira Kitade received a BA in French Literature from Keio University in 1966. Between 1966 and 2004, he worked for the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and was stationed in Geneva, Dallas, and Seoul. Kitade retired from JNTO in 2004. Since then, he has published several books, including "Visas of Life and the Epic Journey" (2014). He received a 2017 Foreign Minister Commendation for the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Jewish society.
Message from the Mayor of Tsuruga City
Takanobu Fuchikami
Foreword
Harriet P. Schleifer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Encounter with an Album
2. The Sugihara Survivors I Met, and the Follow-Up
3. People in the Album Whose Identities Were Discovered
4. Jan Zwartendijk, Consul of the Netherlands in Kaunas
5. Saburo Nei, Acting Consul General in Vladivostok
6. N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe, Later Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan
7. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union
8. Tadeusz Romer, Polish Ambassador to Japan
9. Tracking Down the 2,139 People on the Sugihara List
Conclusion
List of Major References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.06.2022 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Kuniko Katz |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Brighton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 25 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64469-868-4 / 1644698684 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64469-868-6 / 9781644698686 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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