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I have never heard of him before

The remarkable story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara has long been overshadowed by other heroes of WW2. Now, a new play is finally set to be memorialise his rescue of 6,000 Polish and Lithuanian Jews.

"Sugihara was an incredible person. He probably never saw a Jew before in his life and he saved so many families". 91 year old holocaust survivor Lilly Singer was one of the thousands who would not be alive today without the intervention of Sugihara. She's in the audience of a new play dramatizing his actions which saved thousands of lives. As the Nazi tanks rolled eastwards, Polish Jews began flooding into Lithuania - their only route of escape onward through Russia. Brian Liau is playing the part of Sugihara. "He asked the Japanese foreign office 3 times for permission to issue visas." Despite being refused, Sugihara went on to issue over 6,000 visas for families trying to cross the border. Largely forgotten, for Lilly Singer he remains the hero of the conflict. "He saved me and that was the end of that".

http://youtu.be/DXEdxIEP6d0