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Originally shared by Chris Veerabadran

The Japanese Man Who Saved 6,000 Jews With His Handwriting

"Day and night he wrote visas. He issued as many visas in a day as would normally be issued in a month. His wife, Yukiko, massaged his hands at night, aching from the constant effort. When Japan finally closed down the embassy in September 1940, he took the stationary with him and continued to write visas that had no legal standing but worked because of the seal of the government and his name. At least 6,000 visas were issued for people to travel through Japan to other destinations, and in many cases entire families traveled on a single visa. It has been estimated that over 40,000 people are alive today because of this one man."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/opinion/sugihara-moral-heroism-refugees.html