Holocaust Rescuers By idba123 Mar 6, 1928 Oskar and Emilie were married Sep 30, 1933 The Holocaust began Jul 18, 1938 Oskar was arrested and charged with offenses against the Czech state Period: Feb 1, 1939 to Feb 28, 1939 Sometime in February, Oskar Schindler joined the Nazi Party Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland Jul 1, 1940 Chiune Sugihara sends 6,000 transit visas to Polish Jews in Lithuania Period: Jul 31, 1940 to Aug 28, 1940 For 29 days, Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko sat for hours writing and signing visas by hand Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1942 On January 1942, Carl Lutz starts serving as Switzerland's vice-consul Jul 5, 1944 Lorenzo Perrone kept Levi under his protection