Chiune Sugihara: Hero of WWII

by Emma Takahashi

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Books
Melamed, Leo: Escape to the Futures Wiley New York, 1996 Melamed, Leo and Tamarkin,
Bob. (Accessed Febuary 13, 2017)
This primary source is an Autobiography written in 1996 to show what Sugihara did
to save the Jews from a survivors perspective. This source is about a man who was
one of the survivors that was helped from Sugihara and his perspective on how it
took an impact on him. I used this source to help me support my thesis around the
taking a stand theme of history fair. The source provided key points about how
Sugihara helped save lives from one of the survivors that he saved in the process

Video/Documentaries
Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness Dir.Robert Kirk WGBH, 2000. (Accessed Febuary 13,
2017)
This primary source is a Documentary with interviews from survivors who were
saved from Sugihara. This source is about many of Sugihara's survivors who talk
about the risk and the kindness Sugihara did for many of these Jews who are still
alive today. I used this source to help me support my thesis around the taking a
stand theme of history fair. The source provided key points on how these survivors
felt when they were saved from the Nazis by just one Japanese and his wife.

Websites
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."Chiune (Sempo) Sugihara
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005594 (Accessed Febuary 13,
2017)
This primary source is an Article Website written in Washington DC, to honor
Chiune Sugihara on what he did to save many people. It provides a summary of
Sugihara and what he did to save the Jews from the Nazis. I used this source to
develop my thesis around the taking a stand theme of the history fair. The source
provided key points about Sugihara's determination.
Secondary Sources

Books
Interviews/Videos

Persona Non Grata. "Perf. Toshiaki Karasawa and Koyuki", 2015. (Accessed Febuary 13,
2017)
This secondary source is a History/Biography taken on October 13, 2015, in Kaunas,
Lithuania to have people act out as real people like Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara and
what they did. I used the source to help support my thesis around the taking a stand
theme of the history fair. The source provided key points about Sugihara's risk of
saving lives and courage.

PBS. Publisher Broadcasting Service. No date listed. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sugihara/

(Accessed on Febuary 24, 2017)
This secondary source is a Documentary/History that is connected to the
documentary with the same name. There were some similar and differences in this
video. But still help my project. I used this source to help me support my thesis
around the taking a stand them of history fair. The source provided key points on
how much Sugihara devoted himself to all of these people to save lives.

Websites

CHIUNE SUGIHARA BRIEF HISTORY. January 30, 2009.

http://www.chiunesugihara100.com/eng/history.htm (Accessed Febuary 24, 2017)
This secondary source is a Timeline published on January 30, 2009 stating
information about Sugihara from the time he was born to the time he passed away. I
used this source to help support my thesis around the taking a stand theme of the
history fair. The source provided key points about Sugihara and the begining of
when he was born to when he passed away.

Chiune Sugihara: Visas for Life Foundation. Anne Akabori. January 3, 2009.
http://www.visasforlife.org (Accessed Febuary 24, 2017)
This secondary source is a Website published on January 3, 2009 talking about the
experiences the creaotr had with Chiune Sugihara. I used this source to help me
support my thesis around the taking a stand theme of history fair. The source
 provided key points on how one person who met Sugihara pass on a message that
Sugihara has stated before he passed.

Gallery - Visas for Life. Gallery - Visas for Life. No date listed.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=hkLTJ8MUKvH&b=475919 (Accessed Febuary
25, 2017)
This secondary is Gallery/Website with pictures that were taken during the time
Sugihara was alive and even memorials of Sugihara. I used this source by using the
pictures to see proof on what he did to serve for the Jews.

Chiune Sugihara : Leading the Passage to Freedom. Chiune Sugihara : Leading the Passage
to Freedom. No date listed. http://52532965.weebly.com (Accessed Febuary 25, 2017)
This secondary source is a Website that includes information on Sugihara and his
wife, Yukiko, with all sorts of quotes and sayings about Sugihara or what Sugihara
said. I used this source to find extra details and information to help support my
thesis. To do that, I tried finding many things that weren't listed in other websites I
haven't seen before.

Chiune Sugihara. Chiune Sugihara. No date listed.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/chiune-sugihara (Accessed Febuary 25, 2017)
This secondary source is a Website that includes all sorts of pictures and
information on Chiune Sugihara. I got most of my primary sources here. I used this
source to find out how he saved so many people's lives and who he did it with.