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          Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara granted transit visas to thousands of Jews, allowing them to escape Europe through Japanese territory.!

          Another Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara (), is known internationally for having helped Jews in Lithuania during wartime.

        1. Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara saved thousands of Jewish refugees from the Nazis.
        2. Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara granted transit visas to thousands of Jews, allowing them to escape Europe through Japanese territory.
        3. Israel has denied entry to the son of Chiune Sugihara, who wanted to attend a ceremony on October 11 naming a Jerusalem square after the Japanese diplomat who.
        4. To honor the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat who saved the lives of thousands of displaced Jews during World War II.

          5. CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's a story generations in the making. It began back in World War II when a Japanese diplomat risked everything to save the lives of thousands of Jewish people. 

          Fast forward to 2024, when here in Chicago, his relatives met people who are alive today because of his courage. 

          Oriha Sugihara and Richard Salomon live a world apart, but their histories will forever bind them together.

          Oriha's great-grandfather was Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania with his family as World War II was exploding. 

          "The compassion of helping someone, it's the philosophy within our family, so natural thing to do," said Oriha. 

          "But for him, we wouldn't be here," said Rick. 

          He saved the lives of more than 2,100 Jews by issuing transit visas that allowed them to leave Eastern Europe to safety. 

          Rick's father and uncle were two of the lucky ones who got those documents. 

          "We were blessed, and he dared to do what was right,"