Comments on: Holocaust Hero Chiune Sugihara

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:52 +0000

There is actually a tree and plaque in his memory in the yard of my childhood home in Roselawn, Cincinnati, Ohio.

By: Christa

Christa — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:35:53 +0000

It amazes me the bravery of some people in the face of extreme danger and possible death. Saving people during the war were such acts. I wonder if I could have had such courage. Thank you for the article!

By: kelky

kelky — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:06 +0000

this was wonderful. thank you!

By: NYCGirl

NYCGirl — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:26 +0000

The last two lines of the story made a lump form in my throat.

By: Elissa

Elissa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:57 +0000

This made me tear up at my desk. I was a history major during college and my sole focus was WWII, and never heard about this story. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:16:36 +0000

A couple more thoughts:

I read that the Sugihara’s third and youngest son, who was born in Lithuania, died shortly after they were released from the prison camp. I was going to include that, but I needed more details and LOST the source link!

They were not imprisoned for his visa scheme; in fact the Soviets granted visas to refugees as well. He just happened to be a government official from the losing side caught in Europe at the war’s end.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:40 +0000

Absolutely incredible. He and his wife were true heroes. People like this should continue to be recognized for their commitment to saving lives, and for sacrificing their lives and their careers for the welfare of others. Please continue to post articles about people like this.

By: Estee

Estee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:01:16 +0000

Fabulous article. Thank you for publishing it. I’d love to see other articles like this– they they are so poignantly different from daily news-fare.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:20:24 +0000

A great story about a brave man. This really made my day :)

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:59 +0000

It is most gratifying to hear stories like this one. It sends a little message of hope that there are many souls out there that know that they must do the right thing. Thank you for this story.