Film: “Persona Non Grata”
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Sunday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m.
Location
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
Fees/Admission
$4 - $8
Contact Information
(413) 256-4900
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Description
Chiune Sugihara is a Japanese diplomat posted in Lithuania. He is also a world-class spy. In Lithuania he and his partner, Pesh, gather intelligence on European affairs. As WWII begins and Germany invades Poland, hordes of Jewish refugees flee to Lithuania. In search of transit visas, they turn to Sugihara who is torn between his loyalty to his country and his loyalty to mankind. For more information and to purchase tickets: http://support.yiddishbookcenter.org/site/Calendar?id=7886&view=Detail
