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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion in Conjunction with the Exhibition "Between Life and Death: Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust"
DESCRIPTION:6:00-8:30 PM NEW YORK\nThis free panel discussion\, with a reception\, held at the Center for Jewish History\, accompanies the exhibition Between Life and Death: Stories of Rescue during the Holocaust\, on view at the United Nations from January 15 to February 20\, 2026. The discussion will focus on acts of rescue\, individual moral choices\, and the legacy of human solidarity during one of the darkest periods in history.\n\n\nxxxxx \nTHE SCHEDULE\n⇒ 6:00 pm US Eastern Time\, please join us in person for a reception of light hors d’oeuvres sponsored by the Sousa Mendes Foundation at the Center for Jewish History\, 15 West 16th Street\, New York. We look forward to meeting you! \n⇒ 7:00-8:30 pm US Eastern Time\, panel discussion. Please note that the Zoom livestream will also begin at 7:00 p.m. \nxxxxx \nMEET THE SPEAKERS\nDr. Mordecai Paldiel headed the Righteous Among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem from 1982-2007 and is now on the Board of the Sousa Mendes Foundation. His books include Remembrance and Meaning: Dialogues and Thoughts on the Significance of Holocaust Rescuers; The Path of the Righteous: Gentile Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust; Sheltering the Jews: Stories of Holocaust Rescuers; Churches and the Holocaust: Unholy Teaching\, Good Samaritans and Reconciliation; Whosoever Saves One Life: The Uniqueness of the Righteous Among the Nations; Saving the Jews: Amazing Stories of Men and Women Who Defied the Final Solution; Diplomat Heroes of the Holocaust; German Rescuers of Jews: Individuals versus the Nazi System; Polish Rescuers of Jews: Selected Stories of Amazing Acts of Goodness; Poland\, the Jews and the Holocaust: Promised Beginnings and Troubled Past; Saving One’s Own: Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust and Righteous or Not: The Honoring of Rescuers of Jews. He serves on the B’nai B’rith Commission to honor Jewish rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. Thanks to his efforts\, there is now a square named for Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Jerusalem. He provided the list of 60 diplomat-rescuers honored by the US Congress in 2024 in the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act. \n \nElżbieta Ficowska  was born in the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 to Henia and Jossel Koppel. She survived because she was smuggled to the “Aryan side” and was hid from Germans by Stanisława Bussold\, a 56-year-old midwife and member of the underground who helped Jews. The only thing left from her Jewish parents is a little silver spoon bearing the girl’s name and birth date. Her story is among those presented in the travelling exhibition Between Life and Death. For many years\, she has been active in the Association of Children of the Holocaust\, sharing her personal testimony of rescue and remembrance. \nJay Winter\, left\, is the Charles J. Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and a leading scholar of 20th-century European history. A specialist on World War I\, he has profoundly influenced the study of memory\, mourning\, and the cultural consequences of modern conflict. He is the author of numerous seminal works\, including Sites of Memory\, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History (1995)\, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (1996)\, René Cassin and Human Rights (2013)\, The Cultural History of War in the Twentieth Century and After (2022)\, and most recently The Day the Great War Ended\, 24 July 1923: The Civilianization of War (2022). He holds honorary degrees from the universities of Graz\, Leuven\, and Paris. \n \nDaniel Blatman\, right\, is the Max and Rita Haber Professor Emeritus of Contemporary Jewry and Holocaust Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He previously served as director of the University’s Institute of Contemporary Jewry and of the Center for the Study of the History and Culture of Polish Jewry. His research focuses on twentieth-century Polish Jewry\, the Jewish labor movement in Eastern Europe\, the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto\, Polish–Jewish relations during the Holocaust and its aftermath\, and Nazi extermination policy. Among his major publications are For Our Freedom and Yours: The Jewish Labor Bund in Poland\, 1939-1945; Reportage from the Ghetto: The Jewish Underground Press in the Warsaw Ghetto; The Death Marches: The Final Phase of Nazi Genocide; and Conflicting Histories and Coexistence: New Perspectives on the Jewish-Polish Encounters. He is the recipient of the Jacob Buchman Memorial Prize\, the Yad Vashem International Prize in Holocaust Studies\, and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. \n \nJayashri Wyatt\, who will moderate\, is the Chief of Education Outreach\, in the UN Department of Global Communications. She is a seasoned communications professional with a wealth of experience in the United Nations System producing high-level events\, advocacy campaigns\, and films for the Department of Global Communications\, UNICEF\, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). She also has nearly a decade of experience as an educator championing women’s empowerment and gender equality. \nxxxxx\nRegister to join us in person or via ZOOM. Click on the link below and follow instructions. \n \n\nxxxxx \nThis event is co-sponsored by the United Nations Outreach Programme on the Holocaust; the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity; the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Center for Jewish History.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/rescue-panel/
LOCATION:Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th Street\,  New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Lecture,Reception
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SUMMARY:Film screening at Cinema Arts Centre\, Huntington\, NY
DESCRIPTION:The Cinema Arts Centre presents a screening of the documentary film\, Nobody Wants Us (2019\, dir. Laura Seltzer-Duny).  \nSynopsis:  In 1940\, a ship called the S.S. Quanza left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees to freedom.  Most of them held life-saving visas issued by the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes.  But events went terribly wrong\, and the passengers became trapped on the ship because no country would take them in. Nobody Wants Us tells the gripping true story of how Eleanor Roosevelt stepped in to save the passengers on board because of her moral conviction that they were not “undesirables” (as the US State Department labeled them) but rather\, “future patriotic Americans.” This is an episode in American history that everyone needs to know.   \nProgram:  The event is part of the “Sunday Schmooze” film-and-discussion series at the Cinema Arts Centre hosted by Fred Craden.  Schedule: \n10 a.m. Bagel brunch. \n11 a.m. Screening followed by Q&A with filmmaker Laura Seltzer-Duny and Olivia Mattis\, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.  Special guest:  Gerald Mendes\, grandson of Aristides de Sousa Mendes. \nCost:  $15 for members; $20 for non-members. \nTickets:  For more information and to purchase tickets\, please click here.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-at-cinema-arts-centre-huntington-ny/
LOCATION:Cinema Arts Centre\, 423 Park Avenue\, Huntington\, NY\, 11743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film Screening,Reception
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SUMMARY:Film screening and discussion at Roosevelt House\, New York City
DESCRIPTION:Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College\, the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, and Hunter College Jewish Studies Center present a screening of the documentary film\, Nobody Wants Us (2019\, dir. Laura Seltzer-Duny) at the Roosevelt House at 47-49 East 65th Street\, between Madison and Park Avenues\, New York City.  The event will be held on International Human Rights Day\, December 10\, 2019.  The event will begin with a reception at 5:45 p.m.\, with the program to follow at 6:30 p.m. \n  \nSynopsis:  In 1940\, a ship called the S.S. Quanza left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees to freedom.  Most of them held life-saving visas issued by the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes.  But events went terribly wrong\, and the passengers became trapped on the ship because no country would take them in.  Nobody Wants Us tells the gripping true story of how Eleanor Roosevelt stepped in to save the passengers on board because of her moral conviction that they were not “undesirables” (as the US State Department labeled them) but rather\, “future patriotic Americans.”  This is an episode in American history that everyone needs to know.   \n  \n“We are delighted to bring this important film\, Nobody Wants Us\, to Roosevelt House\, and to share it with the rest of the Hunter community\,” says Harold Holzer\, the Jonathan F. Fanton Director of Roosevelt House.  “The film offers a fresh perspective not just on the issue of immigration\, but the action taken by Eleanor Roosevelt to save the lives of immigrants in need of sanctuary\,” he adds.  \n  \nProgram:  The film\, which is 37 minutes in length\, will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Leah Garrett\, Director of the Hunter College Jewish Studies Center.  Other participants will include: \nBlanche Wiesen Cook\, the leading authority on Eleanor Roosevelt and author of her three-volume biography. \nAnnette Lachmann\, who was a passenger on the Quanza in 1940. \nLaura Seltzer-Duny\, the filmmaker. \n  \nSignificance of the story:  According to Michael Dobbs of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, “The Quanza incident is a timely reminder that individuals make a difference.  Without visas supplied by the Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, many of the Jewish passengers on board the Quanza might well have been stranded in Nazi-occupied Europe. Without the legal brilliance of a maritime lawyer named Jacob Morewitz\, the ship would have been obliged to sail back to Europe. Without the intervention of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt\, the passengers would not have been permitted to land.   It took three people\, from entirely different backgrounds\, to save dozens of lives that might otherwise have been lost.” \n  \nRoosevelt House\, an integral part of Hunter College since 1943\, re-opened in 2010 as a public policy institute honoring the distinguished legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Its mission is three-fold: to educate students in public policy and human rights\, to support faculty research\, and to foster creative dialogue. The institute provides opportunities for students to analyze public policy  and experience meaningful civic engagement; for faculty to research\, teach\, and write about important issues of the day; and for scholarly and public audiences to participate in high-profile lectures\, seminars and conferences. \n  \nThe Sousa Mendes Foundation\, established in 2010\, is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the memory of the Holocaust rescuer Aristides de Sousa Mendes and to teaching the importance of moral courage in a civilized world. Named “Organization of the Year” in 2012 by The Portuguese Tribune\, the Foundation is engaged in a worldwide search for families who escaped the Holocaust through Portugal. Through concerts\, lectures\, films and other educational programming it promotes the important lesson\, particularly to young people\, that one person can make a difference. \n  \nTicket information:  The event is free of charge\, but seating is limited\, and is by advance reservation. For more information and to reserve tickets\, please click here.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-at-roosevelt-house-new-york-city/
LOCATION:Roosevelt House\, 47-49 East 65th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film Screening,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190317T160000
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SUMMARY:A celebration of Sugihara and Sousa Mendes
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mordecai Paldiel\, the leading world authority on the Righteous Diplomats\, will speak in an intimate wine-and-cheese gathering to which you are invited!  Dr. Paldiel is the former director of the Righteous Among the Nations department at Yad Vashem and will speak about Chiune Sugihara\, Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, Georg Duckwitz and other heroes.   \nAlso speaking will be Armand Lerner\, a Sousa Mendes visa recipient\, and Chaim Jaskoll\, whose family was saved by Sugihara. On view during this special event will be the ceramic novel “Journey Maps 1940” by Gaia Starr\, depicting her family’s exodus from Nazi-occupied Europe with the help of Aristides de Sousa Mendes. \nThis is a very special event that you won’t want to miss!  If you plan to come\, kindly RSVP to info@sousamendesfoundation.org. Or give us a call at (877) 797-9759.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/a-celebration-of-sugihara-and-sousa-mendes/
LOCATION:Home of Eric and Leah Sills\, 125 Oxford Road\, New Rochelle\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Lecture,Reception
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SUMMARY:Film screening in Coral Gables\, Florida
DESCRIPTION:The University of Miami presents a screening of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  A post-screening discussion will be led by Robert Jacobvitz\, Chair of the Sousa Mendes Foundation’s Advisory Council.  Refreshments will be served.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-coral-gables-florida/
LOCATION:University of Miami Bill Cosford Cinema\, 5030 Brunson Drive\, Coral Gables\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Reception
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181216T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20181202T022042Z
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SUMMARY:Escape to Life: exhibit and artist talk in New Rochelle\, NY
DESCRIPTION:Leah Rozenfeld Sills\, Vice-President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, invites you to \nEscape to Life\, an exhibit and artist talk with: \nGaia Starr\, ceramic artist and author of \nJourney Maps 1940\, a ceramic novel \nand \nJoan Arnay Halperin\, author of \nMy Sister’s Eyes:  A Family Chronicle of Rescue and Loss During World War II \nA benefit for the Sousa Mendes Foundation \nArtist talks at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. \nCoffee and kosher desserts! \nDonations (of any amount) can be made at: \nwww.crowdrise.com/visastofreedom \nOr by check or cash in person. \nDonations are 100% tax-deductible. \nQuestions?  Call (877) 797-9759 or email:  olivia@sousamendesfoundation.org
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/escape-to-life-exhibit-and-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Chez Sills\, 125 Oxford Road\, New Rochelle\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Exhibition,Reception
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SUMMARY:Free film screening and reception in Washington\, DC
DESCRIPTION:The Portuguese Embassy in Washington\, DC is hosting a free film screening at the historic Avalon Theatre of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Reception begins at 6:30\, with the screening at 7:30.  After the film\, stay for discussion and Q&A with Olivia Mattis\, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.  The event is free\, but pre-registration is required.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/washington-dc/
LOCATION:The Avalon Theatre\, 5612 Connecticut Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Reception
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