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World War II · KobeIn the early 1940s, in the middle of World War II, a young Jewish student was arrested for wearing tefillin, phylacteries traditionally placed on the arm and head during prayer, on the rooftop of a store. This was somewhat of a surprise, for he was neither in Berlin nor Warsaw, but rather Kobe, Japan. Thousands of European Jews had obtained visas through the heroic kindness of Chiune Sugihara, vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithu…See the Story
A Righteous Man in Japan
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Kobe · KobeOn the morning of the 11th, an approximately 5-meter-tall illumination work was found to have fallen at the venue of the Kobe Luminarie, a light festival held annually in Kobe to commemorate the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. It is believed to have been blown over by strong winds. The work was under construction in preparation for the opening day on the 30th, and no one was injured.See the Story
