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Episode 17 - He Who Saves One Life, Saves an Entire World
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24 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2013
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This week we're going to be taking another break from the forward march of history to discuss the life of a man named Sugihara Chiune. Sugihara worked as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to World War II, and in 1940 he gave up his career in order to save thousands of Jewish refugees from the Nazis. We'l discuss who Sugihara was, what he did, why he did it, and why I think he's worth remembering.
Released:
Aug 3, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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