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Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. News people profiles sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he a household name too. Sousa mendes saved more people than schindler but died a pariah. Parallels descendants of jews who escaped nazioccupied france recently gathered to. The guardian explores the impact of sousa mendess action, as well as his contemporary reputation in portugal. This project was an initiative of the municipality of almeida, portugal in collaboration with usa partner, the sousa mendes foundation. Having graduated in law, in the university of coimbra, in 1907, aristides unlike his father, who was a judge and his twin brother, who embarked in politics chooses to follow a consular career, mainly connected to administrative aspects, in particular the. We saw the movie with a different english title, disobedience. Today, mendess name is engraved in gold in the pantheon of the righteous among the nations. Sousa mendes left bordeaux on july 8 and returned to lisbon, portugal. Those attributes led him to openly defy his government to save the lives of thousands of people. He was a man who was truly alone during one of the darkest moments in history. However, mendes had a keen sense of right and wrong, coupled with solid christian values. Portuguese diplomat saves refugees from nazi germany i am.

His disobedience again angered the portuguese government. With vitor norte, carlos paulo, joao nunes monteiro, leonor seixas. His altruism should be an example for all those struggling to change a world that is once again failing to protect its citizens. As the portuguese consulgeneral in bordeaux, france, during world war ii, sousa mendes was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of people from. For this, sousa mendes was punished by the salazar regime. The new museum vilar formoso, frontier of peace honoring the memory of sousa mendes opened in august 2017 in the portuguese village of vilar formoso, on the border with spain. The german occupation prompted tens of thousands of refugees, including thousands of jews, to flee southward from the northern departements in the hope of exiting france via the only remaining avenue of escape, the southern border into spain and portugal, and.

Aug 04, 2016 portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving deeds. His creators hans and margret rey were rescued by sousa mendes, and they were then able to publish the first curious george book in new york in 1941. Download right click and do save link as this week we highlight another little known historical hero. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he. Aristides sousa mendes a sua vida em filme imagens. Born into an aristocratic portuguese family, mendes chose a diplomatic career for himself. Sousa mendes saved more people than schindler but died a.

Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. This project was an initiative of the municipality of almeida, portugal in collaboration. He was dismissed from the diplomatic service and was denied retirement and severance benefits. In this case, a portuguese diplomat who rescued people from nazi germany, at his own peril. His own, however, would be hounded by an infuriated salazar led government. Louisphilippe mendes, huffington post, 18 april 2012. Jan 26, 2014 sousa mendes would defy these orders and by doing so, save thousands of lives. Portugal le livre denregistrement des visas attribues par le. The guardian reports that his final wish was that his name be restored. They will lead the discussion and answer your questions. Following the occupation of france in the summer of 1940, foreign consulates were faced with large numbers of jews, desperately trying to obtain visas in order to leave nazi dominated territories. Portuguese diplomat saves refugees from nazi germany i.

After the germans defeated the french in world war ii, it was just a matter of time before jews, communists, and antinazis would be rounded up and killed. Jun 17, 20 simon wiesenthal center october 20th, 1986. After graduating from portugals centuriesold university of coimbra with a law degree, sousa mendes was deployed to portuguese consulates throughout the world. He was a portuguese diplomat who served his country for 30 years.

With god against man, documentary by semyon pinkhasov u. Sousa mendes would defy these orders and by doing so, save thousands of lives. He issued visas to 30,000 refugees, the majority of whom were jews fleeing the nazis, helping them to avoid certain death. The strain caused the fracturing of his family, and in 1954 sousa mendes died in poverty and obscurity. After filling posts in various capitals including the united states and europe, he was posted to bordeaux, france, as the portuguese consulgeneral. Between june 16 and 23, 1940, he frantically issued portuguese visas free of charge, to over 30,000 refugees seeking to escape the nazi terror, 12,000 of whom were jews.