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In portugal, a protector of a people is honored the new. Aug 04, 2016 portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving deeds. Christiano dadamo, the bombardments of bordeaux, regia marina italiana. He was a man who was truly alone during one of the darkest moments in history. Sousa mendes saved more people than schindler but died a. The sousa mendes visa recipients came from fortynine countries and all walks of life.

Sousa mendes left bordeaux on july 8 and returned to lisbon, portugal. The book begins with mendess childhood, family, and career. News people profiles sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he a household name too. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt he. They were jews and nonjews, public figures and private citizens, most with passports but many without. Sousa mendes saved more lives than schindler so why isnt. His disobedience again angered the portuguese government. In addition, we learn about portugals neutral policy of the time.

With the nazi invasion of france came an order from portugal that no jews or dissidents. However, mendes had a keen sense of right and wrong, coupled with solid christian values. Sousa mendes, portugals consul in bordeaux when germany. Sousa mendes honored in new york the international raoul. Foreword jaime gama minister of state and of foreign affairs september 2000. After filling posts in various capitals including the united states and europe, he was posted to bordeaux, france, as the portuguese consulgeneral. Built in the 19th century, it was the property of the sousa mendes family until it was forfeited to the bank in the 1950s. 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. Louisphilippe mendes, huffington post, 18 april 2012.

But the nazi behemoth went its evil way, and did not interfere with the torrent of. Rifiutandosi di eseguire gli ordini del suo governo il regime di salazar e concedendo visti a rifugiati di tutte le nazionalita che dovevano fuggire dalla francia nel 1940, anno dellinvasione della francia da parte della germania nazista nella seconda guerra mondiale. He issued visas to 30,000 refugees, the majority of whom were jews fleeing the nazis, helping them to avoid certain death. Josealain fralon, jeancarol larrive and joel santoni. Portugals schindler is remembered, decades after his lifesaving. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. He was a portuguese diplomat who served his country for 30. The book begins with mendes s childhood, family, and career. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The sousa mendes foundation is interested in tracking the fates of all visa recipients, no matter their stories. Ocupou diversas delegacoes consulares portuguesas pelo mundo fora, entre elas zanzibar, brasil, estados unidos ou guiana. As the portuguese consulgeneral in bordeaux, france, during world war ii, sousa mendes was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of people. He was dismissed from the diplomatic service and was denied retirement and severance benefits.

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. Born into an aristocratic portuguese family, mendes chose a diplomatic career for himself. With god against man, documentary by semyon pinkhasov u. Today, mendes s name is engraved in gold in the pantheon of the righteous among the nations. The government, embarrassed by the bessa lopes report, suppressed its existence for more than a decade. In portugal, a protector of a people is honored the new york times. Jun 17, 20 simon wiesenthal center october 20th, 1986.

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. He was a portuguese diplomat who served his country for 30 years. Sousa mendes saved more people than schindler but died a pariah. We saw the movie with a different english title, disobedience.