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Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

by Ken Mochizuki

Other authors: Chiune SUGIHARA (Associated Name), Hiroki Sugihara (Afterword)

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Tells the true story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania in 1940 who risked the safety of his own family members and put his job on the line by issuing visas to as many as 10,000 Jews who were facing death at the hands of the Nazis.
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I love stories that show how an individual's bravery can make an enormous difference (even at a personal cost).
  sloth852 | Jan 2, 2024 |
Looks at the Japanese diplomat who used his powers--against the orders of his own government--to assist thousands of Jews in escaping the Nazis in Lithuania
  Quilt18 | Oct 25, 2023 |
My son brought this book home from the library. Everyone should read it. This man was an amazing WWII hero, although he was never a soldier. ( )
  emrsalgado | Jul 23, 2021 |
When Hiroki Sugihara was five years old, he and his family lived in Lithuania. It was 1940, and one morning, hundreds of Polish Jewish refugees arrived at the gates of Hiroki’s home, because his father, Chiune Sugihara, was the Japanese diplomat. The refugees wanted visas to get to Japan, but it was something the Japanese government did not wish to do. After struggling with the decision, Hiroki’s father decided to go with what was right — to hand write thousands of visas. It meant he lost his job, later on. But Hiroki and his family saw that what his father did was truly monumental. A well written and simply, clearly told book with monochrome illustrations. The theme reminds me to do the right thing and be courageous in the face of difficult decisions. ( )
  lydsmith | Apr 3, 2020 |
Genre:Historical fiction

This book is about a family (Sugihara) who are stationed in Lithuania during World War II. He decided to risk it all to help save Jewish people from the Germans by granting them visas to flee the country. This can be used as a way to talk about World War II from a different perspective. It can be used as a way to create empathy with the students.
  Emmerie | Apr 26, 2017 |
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Ken Mochizukiprimary authorall editionscalculated
Lee, DomIllustratormain authorsome editionsconfirmed
SUGIHARA, ChiuneAssociated Namesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sugihara, HirokiAfterwordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sarfatti, EstherTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Tells the true story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania in 1940 who risked the safety of his own family members and put his job on the line by issuing visas to as many as 10,000 Jews who were facing death at the hands of the Nazis.

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Lee & Low Books

4 editions of this book were published by Lee & Low Books.

Editions: 1880000490, 1584301570, 1880000814, 1880000822

 

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