Kristina Reiko Cooper

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Yad Vashem-sponsored symphony celebrates Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during the Holocaust

Mike WagenheimMarch 9, 2023

The cellist and Jewish convert who envisioned the musical work, Kristina Reiko Cooper, came to learn that Chiune Sugihara rescued her father-in-law.

World-renowned cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper helped create a large-scale symphonic work honoring the heroism of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who helped thousands of Jews escape World War II and the Holocaust. Credit: Courtesy.

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