Righteous Among Nations

Nobuki Sugihara, second from left with Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler and villagers from Mir, Belarus on May 2, 2019. (Boris Brumin)

The son of Holocaust hero Chiune Sugihara is setting the record straight about his father’s story

Nobuki Sugihara, who speaks Hebrew, says some of the details of his father’s famous story have been exaggerated.

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 16, 2019 5:40 pm

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Holocaust rescuer Chinue Sugihara’s son helps honor his deeds in Belarus

In a departure from protocol, hundreds of Belarus Jews celebrated the saving of Mir yeshiva students amid memorial events for others who perished.

May 3, 2019 9:50 am

Heidi Fishman holding up an op-ed she wrote about her family's rescue from the Holocaust using a Paraguayan passport. Courtesy of Heidi Fishman

Researchers unlock the mystery of Polish diplomats who rescued Jews

The Bernese Group handed out thousands of fake passports in such secrecy that their heroism remained unknown for decades.

February 15, 2019 1:43 pm

Developer razes woods near Jerusalem honoring Japanese Holocaust rescuer

By Cnaan Liphshiz February 15, 2019 12:54 pm

Israeli whose uncle was killed by Poles honors her mother’s rescuer

By Cnaan Liphshiz December 21, 2018 8:25 am

London Jewish cab owners donate taxis to Holocaust rescuers in Poland

By Cnaan Liphshiz November 14, 2018 3:05 pm

Who killed a Polish Holocaust hero? His family may be close to finding out.

By Cnaan Liphshiz May 24, 2018 4:37 pm

Scarlett Johansson to portray German mom who hides a Jewish girl from Nazis

March 30, 2018 3:47 am

Polish Senate approves national day to honor citizens who saved Jews

March 15, 2018 7:24 am

What made Muslim Albanians risk their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust?

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 16, 2018 12:09 pm

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