香港樹仁大學新聞與傳播學系周會
本周周會將於 20/09/2016 (星期二) 舉行，由杉原伸生主講，題目為「善良的陰謀」，歡迎全校師生及教職員參加。
日期：2016年9月20日 (星期二)
時間：下午 2:45 – 4:45
地點：邵美珍堂
簡介
杉原伸生(Nobuki Sugihara) 是被視為「日本的辛德勒」, 杉原千畝 (Chiune Sugihara) 的兒子
Title: Conspiracy of Kindness
Guest Speaker:
Nobuki Sugihara
Son of Chiune Sugihara, “Righteous Among the Nations”
Date: 2016.09.20
Time: 2:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Venue: Lady Lily Shaw Hall
Nobuki Sugihara is the last son of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who is best remembered for his heroic actions toward Jewish refugees as Japan’s consul stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania. By the summer of 1940, Germany had occupied much of Europe, while the Soviet Union had annexed Lithuania. Jewish schools and synagogues were shut down, and Jewish leaders were arrested. As the Nazi invasion of Lithuania became imminent, Kaunas ceased to be a Jewish safe haven. For Jews wishing to leave, a series of diplomatic stamps had to be obtained. In early July 1940, hundreds of Jewish refugees gathered in front of the Japanese consulate, who needed a transit visa through Japan in order to be able to request exit visas from the Soviet Union.
As Japan was an ally of Germany, Nobuki’s father was denied authorization from the Japanese Foreign Ministry, but decided to act to help the refugees. Within a month, he had issued more than 2,000 transit visas for Jews to travel to Japan, risking his career and his family’s life. Nobuki has attended numerous events around the world in honor of his father, including most recently the street-naming ceremony of the Chiune Sugihara Street in Netanya, Israel in June 2016.