Observed arrival · 2026-10-28
The Sugihara Visa Archive
A searchable memorial archive documenting the transit visas Chiune Sugihara issued to Jewish refugees in Kaunas in 1940, alongside surviving documents and family histories.
- For
- Researchers and families tracing Sugihara visa histories
- Worth noticing
- A fuzzy search option is designed to catch names whose spellings shifted across borders, such as Zielonka and Zell.
Field notes
The archive separates the register into a searchable list, a document view, and a route-based journey through Kaunas, Vladivostok, Tsuruga, Kobe, and Shanghai. Search runs as text is entered; a fuzzy option on the results page is described as catching spelling variants created across borders. A dated correction log and sections for methodology, open questions, and resources make the research trail visible alongside the family histories.
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