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Forty-thousand descendants of European Jews saved by Chiune Sugihara are alive today thanks to
his brave actions.
 
These descendants include LDB’s President, Alyza Lewin.
 
Join us on Monday, January 25 @ 10 am EST
together with @CombatAntisemitism and B’nai B’rith International as we honor Chiune Sugihara’s bravery with a unique digital reception.
Featuring remarks by
 

The Honorable Kanji Yamanouchi

Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in New York

 

Nathan Lewin

Honorary President, American Association of Jewish Lawyers & Jurists (AAJLJ) who as a child was saved by Sugihara

 

Alyza D. Lewin

President, The Louis D. Brandeis Center

 

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Immediate past president & CEO of the Hudson Institute and former U.S. Ambassador-designate to Japan

 

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
we draw inspiration from Chiune Sugihara’s story
and reaffirm our commitment to combat anti-Semitism.
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ABOUT THE LOUIS D. BRANDEIS CENTER: 
 
The Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc., or LDB, is an independent, nonprofit organization established to advance the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promote justice for all. The Brandeis Center conducts research, education and advocacy to combat the resurgence of antisemitism on college and university campuses. It is not affiliated with the Massachusetts university, the Kentucky law school, nor any of the other institutions that share the name and honor the memory of the late U.S. Supreme Court justice.