I wonder how many people would, without payment, risk their lives (and the lives of their families) to save strangers from a genocide?
I mention payment because “Righteous Gentiles” designation depends upon non-Jews saving Jews in the Holocaust without payment. The “Righteous Gentiles” categorization is a scam to denigrate gentiles by making the title “Righteous Gentile” hard to come by.
Most Jewish Americans are familiar with the story of heroism told in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film “Schindler’s List” about German industrialist Oskar Schindler, who is credited with saving more than 1,000 Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
Far fewer know the story of how Chiune Sugihara — often called the “Japanese Schindler” — sacrificed his diplomatic career and defied his government to issue thousands of transit visas to Jews in 1940 from his post in Lithuania. It is estimated that 40,000 people are alive today as a result of his actions…
“It is extremely important to highlight this kind of story, especially as the film details a uniquely positive chapter in a period of history known for its immeasurable inhumanity,” said Janna Weinstein Smith, AJC regional director. “This event is a part of our ongoing efforts to build greater understanding between Jewish and non-Jewish communities here and throughout the world.”
