Sugihara - Conspiracy of Kindness
starring: Susan Bluman, Neil Ross, Rabbi Moses Zupnik, Hiroki Sugihara, Benjamin Fishoff
directed by: Robert Kirk
directed by: Robert Kirk
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593753641
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593753640
Label: Wgbh Boston
Manufacturer: Wgbh Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Wgbh Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Running Time: 82 minutes
Sales Rank: 43401
Studio: Wgbh Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Discover the Impact of One Man's Extraordinary Act of Courage
In the fall of 1939 Hitler's murderous wave was sweeping through Eastern Europe. In the face of the Nazi onslaught, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara made a decision that would change his life and thousands of others. With no possible hope for reward and at great risk to his family and career, Sugihara acted on his innermost beliefs and used his diplomatic power to rescue desperate Jewish refugees.
As Japanese Consul to Lithuania, Sugihara defied Tokyo authorities by writing transit visas that were the sole remaining hope of Jews facing extermination. More than 2,000 Sugihara-stamped passports allowed hundreds of families to flee Europe through Russia to Japan and safe havens abroad. Today it is estimated that at least 40,000 people owe their existence to Sugihara’s heroism.
Through unprecedented access to Sugihara's family and their personal home movies, photos, and papers, and interviews with Sugihara survivors and their descendants, viewers will discover an inspiring, little known story of personal courage, sacrifice, and dedication.
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- SugiharaExtraordinary recounting of the efforts of a Japanese diplomat during WWII. It was a delightful revelation ... Read More
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- A little known but very imporant part of historyThis is a story that our family found fascinating, both in the amazing story of a man who made difficult choices ... Read More
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- Sugihara: Conspiracy of KindnessThis is an excellent documentary. It contains lots of good elemnts of human superiority.
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