Created by Hanni Vogelweid, a Holocaust survivor, she and her family were issued a visa to Japan by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Lithuania credited with saving thousands of Jewish refugees by providing transit visas. Vogelweid collected newspaper articles related to the rescuer, Sugihara. In addition, the collection contains correspondence, photographs, writings on Sugihara, programs to exhibitions and events associated with Sugihara, transportation list, and a photocopy of Vogelweid's visa issued by Sugihara.

Chiune Sugihara was born on January 1, 1900, in Yaotsu, Japan, to Yoshimi and Yatsu Sugihara. He was the second son among five boys and one girl. His father worked for a tax administration office and would often be transferred to a different location. Sugihara attending many different schools, but remained an excellent student. He entered Waseda University in Tokyo to pursue English literature. Sugihara received a scholarship from the Japanese foreign service to study Russian in Harbin, China. After he learned Russian, he taught the language at the same school. Later, he worked for the ministry at the Japanese embassy in Harbin and soon became the office's expert in Russian affairs.

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