A square bearing the name was created in Jerusalem in the Middle East to honor Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who issued the so-called "visa of life" that saved many Jews during World War II. A commemorative ceremony was held.
Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat stationed in Lithuania during World War II, allegedly issued visas to Jews who fled the persecution of Nazi Germany and saved about 6,000 people, contrary to the instructions of their home country. I am.
In honor of these achievements, the city of Jerusalem has recently named the square at the intersection in the city "Chiune Sugihara Square" and held a commemorative ceremony on the 11th.
The ceremony was attended by about 70 people, including Nobuki Sugihara (72), Sugihara's son, who lives in Belgium, and those who were saved by the visa issued and their families.
At the ceremony, Sugihara's courageous actions to issue a visa were introduced in the difficult situation of war, and his son Nobuo was presented with a replica of the signboard in the square.
"People who have done great things should be honored and happy to have a place like this in Jerusalem," said Bar Shaw, 94, who was saved by a visa.
Nobuki Sugihara also said, "My father didn't think he had done great things, he just issued a visa because the Jews were in trouble. It saved many people and tens of thousands of descendants. I would be surprised to find out that it is connected to. "