Hundreds of cherry trees from Japan will be planted in Lithuania’s capital to honor a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus initiated the project commemorating Chiune Sugihara after a visit last month to Japan, where local businessmen agreed to help finance the $100,000 project.
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