Krycí jméno: Sempo - Příběh „japonského Schindlera“, který zachraňoval i Čechoslováky. – Neuenkirchen Andreas (2024)

The story of the 'Japanese Schindler' who rescued Czechoslovaks as well, was punished by the government for it. ***** In 1940, Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara is officially the Japanese vice-consul in Lithuania. However, in reality, he is spying on the movements of German and Russian troops as an agent of his foreign ministry. As a staunch opponent of tyranny and oppression, he has been caring for Jewish refugees who besiege his consulate since his apprentice years in the Japanese colonies, often after being rejected by Western powers. Together with a creative Dutch consul and a profit-hungry Russian communist, he devises a crazy plan to ensure them safe passage to Japan with visas of dubious validity. For the Jews, a grueling odyssey begins across freezing Siberia and through the turbulent Japanese sea to freedom. For Sugihara, this leads to imprisonment, a humiliating release from public service, and occasional jobs in Japan and Russia. Only decades later did he learn that his plan had succeeded, and shortly before his death, he was recognized as a hero of the Holocaust. ***** This book tells the story of his extraordinary life in detail for the first time in Czech, from his childhood as a genius but headstrong student, through his student years and early spying in Manchuria and Korea, to his greatest...