Lee & Low Books, 1997-01-05
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Dom Lee, Illustrator
Paperback
SKU:9781584301578
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The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.
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In 1940, Chiune Sugihara courageously issued visas to save Jewish refugees, risking everything to uphold justice and compassion. Told through his son’s eyes, this story honors family, integrity, and moral courage during a dark time in history.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 4.1
Age Range • 6-9
Pages • 32
Subjects • Jews • World War • 1939-1945 • Holocaust • Jewish (1939-1945) • Diplomats • Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust • Poland • Japan • Rescue • Sugihara • Chiune
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Holocaust • Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Asia
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
The true story of Chiune Sugihara, the "Japanese Schindler," who, with his family's encouragement, saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.
As a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in the 1940s, Chiune Sugihara had a chance to help thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust through Japan, but it was against his government's orders. When his five-year-old son Hiroki asked, "If we don't help them, won't they die?" Sugihara decided to assist the refugees.
Based on Hiroki Sugihara's own words, Passage to Freedom is the first fully illustrated children's book to tell Sugihara's heroic story, highlighting his courageous humanity, and the importance of a child's opinion in his father's decision.
