Mr. Saul has grandiose plans for
the future with his "Visas for Life" project. After his
triumphant return from Yad Vashem in 1998 with his "Visas
for Life" exhibit where he was able to introduce two
diplomats that where not awarded the title of
"Righteous", Hiram Bingham IV and Paul Komor
(a Hungarian diplomat stationed in Shanghai),
Mr. Saul reasoned the he can do much better and
expand considerably his database as there was
considerable money and publicity that could be made
through such an expansion. Why should he limit himself to
a few diplomats when there was a vast number of diplomats
around the globe, ready to be grabbed, that could be
transformed literally overnight, with bogus Holocaust
research, from nobodies into heroes of the
Holocaust?
And this exact master plan of
his can be found in the November 13, 1998, issue of
The Jewish Week -- an American publication from
New York, where we see Mr. Saul bragging to a staff
writer of his vision for the future with his "Visas for
Life" project. In the utterly ridiculous title that
appeared in that stated issue, "'The Lost History Of
The Holocaust' --Remembering the little-known diplomats
whose visas were lifelines for 200,000 Jews",
Mr. Saul noted that
"there were
at least 39 diplomats from 19 countries who rescued
Jews. As a result, what began as a tribute to a
handful of diplomats has ballooned into a major
worldwide search for other diplomat rescuers."
He then continued,
"This is
really the lost history of the Holocaust. Yad
Vashem recognizes 19 diplomats. We found 20 more --
including three Americans -- and three of the
diplomats are still alive. We're collecting data on
them all and passing it along to Yad Vashem in the
hope that they too will be recognized."
And why not. Yad Vashem
appears to be the perfect "vehicle" for Mr. Saul's
grandiose ambitions.
Indeed, Mr. Saul began
bragging almost everywhere how he single-handedly was
able to transform in the span of only three years a
virtually unknown Chinese diplomat into a hero of the
Holocaust. His name is Dr. Feng Shan Ho
(Exhibit -Ho)
who in the year 2000 had received from Yad Vashem the
title of "Righteous Among the Nations." It is this award,
in our humble view, that represents not only a travesty
of due and careful examination of the full existing
evidence in support of such a title but also, it is the
mortal blow delivered by Mr. Saul to the entire
"Righteous Among the Nations" program. (See also in this
regard, a first
hand dissent of Joan
Deman, Exhibit
-Deman.)
There is nothing, but absolutely
nothing, that Yad Vashem can do, in our considerate view,
that can repair the damages created by Mr. Saul to
its "Righteous Gentiles" program. For all practical
purposes this program is beyond recovery and its present
continuance must be rendered suspect.
Finally, we have been alerted
that on May 25, 2003, Mr. Saul had secured the
domain name <RighteousDiplomats.org> presumably
designed to attract more victims into his ever growing
nest as his grandiose plans appear to bear fruits, all
rotten indeed.
This is the end of this very sad
and tragic story. It is a story that forever will be
linked with Yad Vashem. It is a story of profound
awakenings of the world in which we live. Each and every
affected institution or organization must draw its own
conclusion for the road ahead. We did as much as we could
to expose Eric Saul and his "Visas for Life"
project.
May God have mercy on Mr. Saul
because, most certainly, we will not.
Thank you for you attention to
this very important and sad matter.
K.
K. Brattman
Managing
Editor
Dated: June 29, 2003
PS-1. We have extended open
invitations to Messrs. Eric Saul and Robert Kim Bingham
to respond within 30 days if they so desire. Their
responses, if any, shall be placed in full in our
website.
PS-2. On August 7, 2003, we have
posted our article entitled
The
Hiram "Harry" Bingham IV Case: Unlocking Uncle
Harry's Secrets.
PS-3. No response to our Open
Invitation has been received from Mr. Saul or Mr. Bingham
so, as far as we are concerned, this matter has been
closed.
CLARIFICATION and NOTICE (Dated
March 6, 2004):
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We just have been
alerted that in Sacramento, CA, USA, there is in
fact a Foundation entitled "Visas for Life Foundation"
incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt entity
under the United States Internal Revenue Code
501(c)(3) with the Federal Employee
Identification Number 94-3326390. That
Foundation whose sole goal and purpose of
existence is to perpetuate the legacy of the
Japanese Righteous Consul Chiune Sugihara has
nothing, but absolutely nothing, in common with
the bogus "Visas for Life" photo exhibits of
Eric Saul. In fact, the stated Foundation
emphatically prohibits Mr. Saul or anyone
else outside of its Board of Directors to
represent it in any form or fashion. By all
accounts, it appears that this Foundation is a
hostage to the manipulative tactics of Eric
Saul. Indeed, with respect to Eric Saul's
usage of Visas for Life Foundation's
name, the Chairperson of the foundation,
Anne Akabori, noted:
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"Unless we are
willing to go into litigation, we cannot do
anything about the confusion in our names. We
do not want the notoriety that comes with
litigation, nor do we have the time or money
to consider it."
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PS-4. On March 12, 2004, a new
study
has been posted with respect to Eric Saul's February 2004
"Visas for Life" exhibit in Jerusalem, Israel as reported
by his friend and devoted follower --the discredited
Holocaust survivor Solly Ganor.
PS-5. On March 7, 2005, Yad
Vashem rejected Eric Saul's petition for the late
Vice-Consul Hiram Bingham IV to be awarded with the
"Righteous Among the Nations" title. To see that final
rendering from Yad Vashem, please click
in
here.
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