Diplomatic Circles

Japanese mayor honours Holocaust saviour’s Canadian connections

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara saved thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust by granting visas in spite of his superiors' wishes.

Tsuruga, Japan, Mayor Takanobu Fuchikami was in Ottawa sharing the story of his port city's contribution to the rescue of thousands of Jewish people during the Holocaust. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 19, 2022

The mayor of a Japanese port city was in Ottawa last week to mark the work of a war-time diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust and to meet Canadian relatives of those who were saved. In 1940, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara was posted to Kaunas, Lit...

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