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Booksigning at US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Joan Arnay Halperin will be in person at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum signing copies of her book, My Sister’s Eyes: A Family Chronicle of Rescue and Loss During World War II — her tribute to the sister she never knew and to Aristides de Sousa Mendes who saved her family. Her brother, Richard Arnay, will be at her side on Sunday.
Noontime talk in Portland, OR
How Aristides de Sousa Mendes Saved Thousands from the Nazis
Jill Neuwelt will discuss her trip last year with the Sousa Mendes Foundation to commemorate the work of Aristides de Sousa Mendes. She and a group met in Bordeaux and travelled along the route that the refugees took to Lisbon. Among those on the trip was Henry Dyner, whose parents received a visa when he was 3 years old. He and his family eventually moved to Paraguay, then to Brazil and finally to the US. The group included three other descendants of visa recipients. During the talk, Jill will share the work of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the stories of the survivors.
Event WebsiteFilm screening in Vancouver, BC
The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival presents the award-winning docudrama Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story telling the dramatic true story of a daring and large-scale rescue action during World War II. Leading a post-film discussion will be Holocaust educator Myra Bard Michaelson.
Librarian Training Seminar on Long Island
In this workshop for Holocaust educators and librarians, Joan Arnay Halperin will be presenting her book, My Sister’s Eyes, dealing with how her family was saved during the war by Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese diplomat, who permitted thousands of desperate refugees safe passage via France from the Nazis. The role of Rescuers will be discussed. Who is considered a Righteous Among the Nations? Most importantly the difference individuals and communities can make when they believe in moral responsibility and right conduct. Note: This event is restricted to Long Island-based school librarians.
Event WebsiteFilm screening in Boca Raton, FL
Temple Beth Shalom presents the award-winning docudrama Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. There will be a question & answer session following the showing led by Robert Jacobvitz, chair of the Sousa Mendes International Advisory Council. Light refreshments will be served. Parking available. The synagogue is disability accessible.
Directions: The Temple is located within Century Village in Boca Raton, between Yamato Road and Kimberly Boulevard. Upon arriving at the entrance, announce to the gate attendant you are visiting to see the movie at Temple Beth Shalom. Directions will be given.
Cost $5 for members, $7 for non-members, cash or check.
Contact for inquiries: Michael Hamerman, event coordinator: cellular phone: 908-451-0721 or mikehamerman@gmail.com
Event WebsiteVirtual Film and Discussion: Disobedience, The Sousa Mendes Story
You’re invited to join us for an online FILM AND DISCUSSION EVENT featuring the award-winning docudrama DISOBEDIENCE: THE SOUSA MENDES STORY by Joel Santoni and starring Bernard Le Coq as Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
THE SCHEDULE:
⇒ April 19-21, any time, RENT THE FILM for $4.99 (3-day rental, North America only) at:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/disobedience
⇒ April 19-21, any time, WATCH THE FILM on your home device. (more…)
Event WebsiteVirtual Film and Discussion: Nobody Wants Us
🎥✨🍿You’re invited to join us for an online FILM AND DISCUSSION EVENT featuring the new documentary “Nobody Wants Us” 🎥✨🍿
About the film
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 when no country would accept them. Nobody Wants Us Film tells the gripping true story of how Eleanor Roosevelt stepped in to save the passengers on board, believing them to be “future patriotic Americans” rather than “undesirables” as labeled by the US State Department. This is an episode in American history that everyone should know!
Following the film, join Holocaust survivor and educator Miriam Klein Kassenoff and award-winning PBS producer and independent filmmaker Laura Seltzer-Duny for a discussion of this little-known episode in Holocaust history and its relevance for today. The discussion will be moderated by Olivia Mattis, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.
More info at https://www.nobodywantsus.com/
** PLEASE NOTE **
PURCHASE TICKET for $4.99 at THIS LINK
Our Virtual Screening Plan:
2:00 p.m. EST: We meet virtually to say hello via a Zoom link that we’ll send to all of the attendees.
2:15 p.m. EST: We watch the film.
3:00 p.m. EST: After the screening, we will discuss the film, its context and its relevance to today.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration will close on Wednesday, April 22 at 10 p.m. US Eastern time.
Event WebsiteVirtual Film and Discussion: Passports to Paraguay
*** PLEASE NOTE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED. ***
The Sousa Mendes Foundation presents Dr. Mordecai Paldiel, world expert on Holocaust rescue, and Ambassador Jakub Kumoch of Poland, who will discuss the film Passports to Paraguay.
Mother’s Day Book Talk with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff and Joan Arnay Halperin
FREE EVENT — PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
You’re invited to join Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Holocaust educator and child refugee survivor, for a Mother’s Day dialogue with Joan Arnay Halperin, author of My Sister’s Eyes: A Family Chronicle of Rescue and Loss During World War II on the topics of love, loss, and survival. Q&A to follow. Please note that the time given is US Eastern Time.
