In recent years, the Lithuania-based diplomat who issued thousands of visas to Jews became a household name - but is his lionization part of a familiar post-Holocaust phenomenon?
Researchers: Story of Japanese Holocaust hero has been exaggerated israelnationalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from israelnationalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese Schindler jta.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jta.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chiune Sugihara, the diplomat who issued visas to Lithuanian Jews during the Holocaust, is a Japanese national hero. But how much of his story is true?