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John Ross Bowie Instagram – One of my favorite pieces of public art in Los Angeles… The statue of Chiune Sugihara in Little Tokyo. There’s some talk that his accomplishments have been exaggerated, but he still did a great deal of good, and this monument contains the Talmud quote that reads “he who saves one life saves the entire world.”.
From the Jerusalem Post: “Sugihara was stationed as a diplomat in Lithuania until all foreign diplomats were requested to leave in the summer of 1940. In the haste to return to Japan, and the impending Holocaust, Sugihara issued visas to the Jewish refugees; it is thought that tens of thousands of Jews are alive today because of his quick action.
“It is estimated that 40,000 people are living today because of Sugihara. I am also a survivor. Another kind of survivor. I am alive today because my grandparents were saved during the Holocaust and I am alive today because of people who stood up to the darkness,” said executive director of Combat Anti-Semitism Sacha Roytman Dratwa.”
#yomhashoah | Posted on 06/May/2024 21:38:05