Traces of a Hero

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June 24th 2017

Published: July 7th 2017

Hello my fellow travellers! As I mentioned yesterday I would spend this day following the traces of a genuine hero that I expect all to few know about, the name of that hero is Chiune Sugihara. For you that haven't heard of him before, he was a Japanese diplomat that was sent to Lithuania in 1939. When Hitler rose to power and invaded Poland a lot of Jews realised where the winds where blowing a... Read Full Entry

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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7th July 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

A hero indeed
I didn't know that a Japanese diplomat had worked so tirelessly to save Jews during WWII. A hero indeed. Thanks for the history.

7th July 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

A hero indeed
Thank you. :) I feel that Sugihara should have a larger international acknowledgement than he has. :)

10th July 2017

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

That was interesting
That was an interesting story. Thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us. /Ake

10th July 2017

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

That was interesting
Thank you yourself. :) I think it was a story well worth telling, I'm happy you felt the same. :)

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