Emerging Heroes - WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan

Seven haunting portraits of WWII refugees motivated Akira Kitade to identify the individuals portrayed. Were they among the thousands rescued by Chiune Sugihara's life-saving Japanese transit visas? In this account of his investigation, Kitade uncovers more saviors, including the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk, and provides new insights about Sugihara visas.

List of contents

Message from the Mayor of Tsuruga City
Takanobu Fuchikami

Foreword
Harriet P. Schleifer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Encounter with an Album
2. The Sugihara Survivors I Met, and the Follow-Up
3. People in the Album Whose Identities Were Discovered
4. Jan Zwartendijk, Consul of the Netherlands in Kaunas
5. Saburo Nei, Acting Consul General in Vladivostok
6. N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe, Later Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan
7. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union
8. Tadeusz Romer, Polish Ambassador to Japan
9. Tracking Down the 2,139 People on the Sugihara List 

Conclusion
List of Major References

About the author

Akira Kitade received a BA in French Literature from Keio University in 1966. Between 1966 and 2004, he worked for the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and was stationed in Geneva, Dallas, and Seoul. Kitade retired from JNTO in 2004. Since then, he has published several books, including "Visas of Life and the Epic Journey" (2014). He received a 2017 Foreign Minister Commendation for the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and Jewish society.

Summary

Seven haunting portraits of WWII refugees motivated Akira Kitade to identify the individuals portrayed. Were they among the thousands rescued by Chiune Sugihara’s life-saving Japanese transit visas? In this account of his investigation, Kitade uncovers more saviors, including the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk, and provides new insights about Sugihara visas.

Product details

• Authors: Akira Kitade
• Assisted by: Donna Ratajczak (Editor), Kuniko Katz (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.2022
• EAN: 9781644698693
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-869-3
• No. of pages: 156
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Japan, Europe, European History, Judaism, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Violence, intolerance and persecution in history, 20th century history - c 1900 to c 2000