Protecting democracy and human rights through active European citizenship

Protection of democracy, freedom and
human rights through active
participation of the European citizens

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"'These are my people!' The Story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes", 6-February, Glen Cove, NY

Best wishes to the new Aristides de Sousa Mendes Foundation - US and its opening event
Data: Domingo, 6 de Fevereiro · 14:00 - 16:00

Local: Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
100 Crescent Beach Road
Glen Cove, New York
RSFF: Please RSVP to S.Gullo, silvanagullo@holocaust-nassau.org or call (516) 571-8040 ext. 107.
Contacts:  info@sousamendesfoundation.org, www.sousamendesfoundation.org

Aristides de Sousa Mendes rescued an estimated 30,000 people from the Holocaust against the direct orders of his government and was harshly punished for his action. The exhibition interweaves the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes with that of the refugees, while chronicling major events of the Second World War. The opening event on February 6th will feature a conversation between Sebastian Michael Mendes, grandson of the hero, and Sousa Mendes visa recipients, moderated by the exhibition curator, Dr. Olivia Mattis.

The exhibition now is at new localtion in Mineola:

• Where: Mineola Memorial Library, 195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola, NY 11501 (Auditorium)
• Date: February 10, 2011 until April 2, 2011, normal library hours 
• A new exhibit will be featured at the Mineola Library beginning Thursday, Feb. 10 running through April 2 focused on Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat to France who issued 30,000 visas to Jews and others fleeing Germany during WWII.

• Mendes was stripped of his diplomatic credentials because of his actions and the story was suppressed under the fascist dictatorship in Portugal.

  The curator of the exhibit is the granddaughter of a 7 year old boy whom Mendes saved.

  The exhibit will be held in the library auditorium.

  Please note the auditorium is subject to closing for other library events. Please call  for confirmatin before coming in for viewing.  

• Website: http://www.nassaulibrary.org/mineola
• Phone: 516-746-8488
• http://www.sousamendesfoundation.org/exhibition/

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The Story of Sousa Mendes in Nassau County, 6-February to 26-March 2011

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in partnership with the Sousa Mendes Foundation is inaugurating an exhibition: "'These are my people!' The story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes." The exhibition will open on Sunday, February 6th, 2011 with a special event from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and will run until Saturday, March 26th, 2011. The exhibit will be held in the Holocaust Center's newly renovated temporary exhibit gallery.

Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux, France during World War II, is credited with saving an estimated 30,000 lives in 1940. Portugal was officially neutral, but its dictator, Antonio Salazar, was privately pro-Hitler and was opposed to letting Jews into his country; he issued a directive, known as "Circular 14," barring refugees from entering Portugal. But Sousa Mendes disobeyed. At great personal peril he decided to issue visas to anyone who asked, free of charge, regardless of race, religion or nationality, and he was harshly punished for this action. Posthumously he was awarded the title of "Righteous Among the Nations" by the Israeli Holocaust authority, Yad Vashem.

The exhibition interweaves the story of Sousa Mendes with that of the refugees, while chronicling major events of the Second World War. The opening, on February 6th, will be in the presence of Sebastian Michael Mendes, a grandson of the hero and an artist, along with recipients of life-saving Sousa Mendes visas. The event will feature a conversation moderated by Dr. Olivia Mattis, curator of the exhibition, and herself the daughter and granddaughter of Sousa Mendes visa recipients.

The mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach. Its programs are provided to schools throughout Long Island and the five Boroughs free of charge, and its unique Tolerance Workshops fight bullying in schools, workplaces and throughout the community.

Dates: 6-February to 26-March-2011

Place: The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is located on the Welwyn Preserve at 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, NY 11542. Please visit www.holocaust-nassau.org for directions.

Contact: For more information please contact info@sousamendesfoundation.org

The Sousa Mendes Foundation US, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and to educating the world about his good work, has a two-fold mission: raising funds for the restoration of the Sousa Mendes family home and the creation within its walls of a museum and memorial site; and sponsoring US-based projects that perpetuate his legacy.