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Chiune Sugihara: The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved 6,000 Jews

Defying direct orders from Tokyo, Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara issued transit visas to thousands of Jewish refugees in Lithuania in 1940. He wrote visas by hand for 18-20 hours ...

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The Forgotten 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Female Fighter

18-year-old Zivia Lubetkin was one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. She fought for 27 days against overwhelming odds. She was one of the few survivors and later helped...

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