Our Mission:

The Sousa Mendes Foundation, dedicated to honoring the memory of the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes and to educating the world about his action, has a two-fold mission: raising funds for the Sousa Mendes Museum in Portugal and sponsoring US-based projects that perpetuate his legacy.

LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES
HOLOCAUST RESCUER
EXPLORE OUR DATABASE OF
SOUSA MENDES VISA RECIPIENTS
FROM forty-eight COUNTRIES
SEE THIS VIDEO FOR ONE OF MANY ONGOING PROJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION
Issues of Today
  • Holocaust Organizations and Historians Urge Action to Preserve US Government Agency that Monitors Anti-Semitism

    CALL TO ACTION TO LAWMAKERS AND CITIZENS

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  • MORAL COURAGE PROJECT

    I was a neo-Nazi, and now I fight against racism.

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Events
  • THE RESCUE OF SIGMUND FREUD

    May 17, 2026

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  • "I SEEK A KIND PERSON" — ADVERTISING AND THE KINDERTRANSPORT RESCUE OPERATION

    May 31, 2026

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  • FULL CALENDAR
News And Media
  • The Jerusalem Post

    The moral choice of a diplomat who defied orders

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  • The Washington Post

    They were aided by Portugal’s "Schindler."

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  • ALL NEWS
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  • Exhibit

    "THESE ARE MY PEOPLE! -- THE STORY OF ARISTIDES DE SOUSA MENDES" is an exhibition appropriate for all ages.

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  • Film screening
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