Refugees on the Run
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Plot
Cousins Patrick and Beth travel through time and across the world as they meet Lena, a Jewish girl from Lithuania. Lena and her family are Jews from Poland, and they are desperate to escape Lithuania before the Nazi invasion. The trouble is getting the needed travel documents is almost impossible. There is one hope, a Japanese diplomat named Chiune Sugihara, who must decide whether to help the Jews or follow the orders from Japan.
Description
In "Refugees on the Run", the cousins meet Lena, a Jewish girl from Lithuania. Lena and her extended family, who are Jews from Poland, are desperate to escape Lithuania before the Nazis invade. But getting the proper travel documents is next to impossible.
Their one hope is Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat working in Lithuania who must decide whether to help the Jews or follow orders from Japan. As tensions mount and the Nazis grow closer, will Patrick and Beth be able to help Lena’s family escape in time?
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