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Akira Kitade Emerging Heroes (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Emerging Heroes : WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan
- Publication Name
- Emerging Heroes
- Title
- Emerging Heroes
- Subtitle
- WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan
- Translator
- Kuniko Katz
- Contributor
- Donna Ratajczak (Edited by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781644698693
- ISBN
- 9781644698693
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Genre
- Religion, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Holocaust, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, World, Jewish Studies
- Release Date
- 07/07/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Number of Pages
- 156 Pages
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Inspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait. Had the refugees been rescued by the diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing Japanese transit visas? Searching for the identities of the people in the photographs, the author scoured historical records and interviewed numerous fascinating individuals, including Sugihara visa recipients and their descendants. While solving the mystery of the people in the photographs, the author uncovered more hero diplomats and new details about Sugihara visas. This account of the author's investigation supports the legacy of Chiune Sugihara and highlights other WWII saviors, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk.
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Publisher
Academic Studies Press
ISBN-10
1644698692
ISBN-13
9781644698693
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18057288907
Product Key Features
Book Title
Emerging Heroes : WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Holocaust, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, World, Jewish Studies
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
156 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D804.6.K5713 2022
Reviews
"[N]early forgotten footnotes in the annals of the Holocaust are resurrected with passion and conviction by Kitade, who has devoted himself to building bridges of mutual understanding between Japan and Jews. In Emerging Heroes , he salutes the Japanese and foreign diplomats who went above and beyond the call of duty to lend a helpful hand to Jewish refugees during their darkest hours of duress." -- Sheldon Kirshner, Times of Israel "Akira Kitade has written a highly entertaining and gripping sequel to his well-received book Visas of Life and the Epic Journey: How the Sugihara Survivors Reached Japan . The first three chapters follow up on the stories of the seven photos discussed in his previous book. The next five chapters focus on the heroic roles played by the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara and five essential diplomat 'accomplices' in saving over 2000, mostly Polish Jews, who had escaped to Lithuania prior to March 1940. These diplomats included Jan Zwartendijk, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Lithuania; Saburo Nei, Acting Japanese Consul General of Japan in Vladivostok; N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe; Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador of Japan in the Soviet Union; Tadeusz Romer, Ambassador of the Polish Government-in-Exile in Japan. The last chapter gives an accounting of the 2,140 names on the Sugihara List. Akira Kitade personalizes the stories in each chapter and writes in a relaxed, colloquial style. He exhibits an open-mindedness throughout in relating his stories." - George Bluman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Sugihara descendant "Akira Kitade is an unlikely chronicler of courage, hope, and heroism in humanity's darkest age. Clearing out his modest office as he retired after a lifelong career at Japan's Tourism Bureau, Akira discovered a dusty 75-year-old scrapbook filled with poems and photos in a neglected drawer. Written by his boss in 1941, it was titled 'people without nations.' The scrapbook's haunting photos of desperate refugees led Akira on a journey of discovery into the lives of terrified Jews fleeing the Nazis and their unknown saviors. His tale, carefully written, with precision and detail, is a gripping story of good interfering in the face of evil, moral choices blunting the teeth of danger, and pure bravery. Reading as fine as dramatic fiction, it will stand for generations as a handbook of ordinary folks whose difficult decisions led them to immortal greatness." -Rabbi Aaron Kotler, President Emeritus, Beth Medrash Govoha "Huge numbers of refugees took shelter from Poland in Lithuania at the beginning of WWII. Thousands of them were rescued from the Holocaust in the summer of 1940 by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Kaunas. However, their destinies have scarcely been known after the war. Akira Kitade traces fourteen survivors by their footprints, who or whose parents received 'Visas for Life' from Sugihara or other Japanese diplomats and opened up a field of activity in the new world. Kitade also clarifies the activity of other rescuers than Sugihara." - Chiharu Inaba, Professor of International Relations, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. Author of On the Hill of Yad Vashem: Trees of Righteous among the Nations (in Japanese).
Table of Content
Message from the Mayor of Tsuruga CityTakanobu FuchikamiForewordHarriet P. Schleifer AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Encounter with an Album2. The Sugihara Survivors I Met, and the Follow-Up3. People in the Album Whose Identities Were Discovered4. JanZwartendijk, Consul of the Netherlands in Kaunas5. Saburo Nei, Acting Consul General in Vladivostok6. N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe, Later Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan7. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union8. Tadeusz Romer, Polish Ambassador to Japan9. Tracking Down the 2,139 People on the SugiharaListConclusionList of Major References
Copyright Date
2022
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2022-012405
Dewey Decimal
940.53180952
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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