Three people who are precious to me will celebrate their birthdays on May 18th. First: My beloved sister Nancy (photo left, standing in front of our old Junior High School during a recent trip down memory lane) who owns and runs the beguiling Arbor B & B in High Falls, New York, less than two hours from(…)
A number of years ago I began working on a book for Scholastic Press for Middle School kids ages 10-14 about Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat in Kaunas, Lithuania who, in 1940, against his governments wishes, wrote visas round-the-clock to help refugees fleeing Hitler. (He’s sometimes called the Japanese Shindler.) Though Sugihara’s deeds were courageous and in some sense(…)
… They arrived in Prague, Czechoslovakia, by train. The consulate was an old, rococo building on the Moldau River. the interior was luxuriously furnished and had a grand crystal chandelier. Several rooms were lined with Japanese silk, one contained silver decorations, two others contained gold decorations. As soon as he was settled, Sugihara was ordered to(…)
*****Page 1 – Chiune Sugihara, Hero of the Holocaust***** Chapter 1 The baby born on the first day, January 1 of the new century, 1900, was a boy. He was born on an especially cold winter day in a small town named Yaotsu on one of the straggling chains of islands in the Far(…)
Two articles written by the journalist Kirk Spitzer have appeared in USA Today. Here’s a short excerpt from the first and the complete article relating to Chiune Sugihara, the subject of my interview with Mr. Spitzer and my book A Special Fate, Chiune Sigihara, Hero of the Holocaust, recently reissued by TMI Press. [Excerpt] Japan opens(…)
A few days ago my publisher forwarded this email to me relating to Chiune Sugihara who was the Japanese Consul-General in Lithuania in 1939. I had published a book for middle-school-age kids called A Special Fate, Chiune Sugihara, Hero of the Holocaust about him. In defiance of orders from his own government, Sugihara had issued visas round-the-clock for twenty-nine(…)
Just released by TMI Publishing, Alison Leslie Gold’s inspirational book about Chiune Sugihara. The book is available as paperback (under $10) and Kindle (5.99) on Amazon.com
