The Shanghai Connection is a story in the humanitarian tradition of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat whose celebrated wartime efforts saved thousands of Jews.

It’s the story of two other lesser-known diplomats, Chinese Consul General Dr. Feng Shan Ho working in Vienna, Austria and Japanese Consul Chiune Sugihara working in Kovno, Lithuania these men transcended fear, cultural differences and the restrictions of their diplomatic missions to thwart the Nazi machine, when few others could or would.

They were responsible for issuing many of the visas that contributed to the effort that eventually allowed more than 18,000 Jews to flee Europe for Shanghai – a city that took in more Jewish refugees than all of the commonwealth countries combined.

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“ I may have to disobey my government, but if I don't I would be disobeying God.”
- Consul Chiune Sugihara