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Chiune Sugihara is a Japanese diplomat posted in Lithuania. He is also a world-class spy. In Lithuania he and his partner, Pesh, gather intelligence on European affairs. As WWII begins and Germany invades Poland, hordes of Jewish refugees flee to Lithuania. In search of transit visas, they turn to Sugihara who is torn between his loyalty to his country and his loyalty to mankind.

Director : Cellin Gluck

Production Year : 2015

Duration : 139

Language : Japanese

The Story of Mira Perlov

A short documentary. The testimony of Mira Perlov. Born in Lodz, 1933 Mira was supposed to start first grade on September 1, 1939, but the Second World War broke out, and she and her mother and two sisters moved to the grandparents' house in Krakow. Her father managed to escape from Poland through Lithuania with a visa he received from Righteous Among the Nations, Japanese Consul Sempo Sugihara. Mira, her mother, Mira's sisters and her mother's older brothers - fled east across Europe, via Yugoslavia, Italy and Spain, and managed to reunite with Mira's father in Brazil 4 years later. Mira describes their escape...

Director : Liat Benhabib

Production Year : 2015

Duration : 10

Language : Hebrew