was+is+he+a+hero?

n the dictionary, they mentioned that hero is a a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. Which I would like to censider Chiune as one of them. Chiune gave visa to Jews eventhough he could sent to the jail, Because of Chiune's kindness more than 2 tousand people could safe.Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, honored Sugihara with the title "Righteous Among the Nations" for his aid to the refugees in Lithuania during World War II.