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Discusses the "Sugihara Rescue" of 2,100 Jews in 1940, retracing the unlikely humanitarian alliance between the Netherlands and Japan and the subsequent trans-Siberian journey that saved this fortunate group of refugees.
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This extensively illustrated volume is the companion to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibition presenting the little-known story of more than 2,000 Polish Jewish refugees who escaped to safety only months before the Nazis began their campaign to exterminate the Jews of Europe. It reveals details of the famous "Sugihara rescue" during the summer of 1940 in which, as a result of two diplomats who never met, the Jews found an escape route to safety. Through historic photographs, artifacts, documents, diaries, letters, and testimonies, the little-known facets of a remarkable humanitarian effort are unveiled. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Oversize: 9.5x12.5
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