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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200302T204500
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SUMMARY:Film screening in Vancouver\, BC
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-vancouver-bc/
LOCATION:Fifth Ave Cinemas\, 2110 Burrard St\,\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200227T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200210T233645Z
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SUMMARY:Noontime talk in Portland\, OR
DESCRIPTION:How Aristides de Sousa Mendes Saved Thousands from the Nazis\nJill 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.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/noontime-talk-in-portland-or/
LOCATION:Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education\, 724 NW Davis Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200209T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20191226T203554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T024833Z
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SUMMARY:Booksigning at US Holocaust Memorial Museum
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/booksigning-at-us-holocaust-memorial-museum/
LOCATION:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place\, SW\, Washington\, DC\, 20024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book signing
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200202T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200202T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20191116T025921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T073254Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200105T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200105T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20191024T010101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T184302Z
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SUMMARY:Film screening in Green Valley\, Arizona
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Tucson International Jewish Film Festival presents Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Leading a post-screening discussion will be Peter Barrett\, whose grandparents from Vienna received life-saving visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes as they escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe in 1940.  The venue is accessible to patrons with disabilities\, and parking is readily available.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information\, contact Katie Spector\, TIJFF Director\, (502) 299-3000 or kspector@TucsonJCC.org
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-tucson-arizona-2/
LOCATION:Tucson International Jewish Film Festival\, 1751 N Rio Mayo\, Green Valley\, AZ\, 85614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191210T174500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191210T201500
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20191022T230826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T011256Z
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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;VALUE=DATE:20191128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200223
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20191107T193454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191109T211714Z
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SUMMARY:Sousa Mendes exhibition in Luxembourg
DESCRIPTION:The National Archives of Luxembourg presents a large and comprehensive exhibition:  Aristides de Sousa Mendes : un consul portugais entre la conscience humaine et la raison d’Etat.  The Sousa Mendes Foundation has contributed objects\, photographs and testimonials to the project.  Other lenders include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lisbon\, Portugal and the Sousa Mendes family.  The exhibition is presented on the occasion of Luxembourg assuming the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). \nOne of the families saved by Aristides de Sousa Mendes in 1940 is the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (pictured above)\, headed at the time by Grand Duchess Charlotte. She wrote of Sousa Mendes: \n“His merits\, in a time of tragedy and panic\, will always be remembered by the Luxembourg refugees\, many of them of Jewish faith\, by the members of the Luxembourg Government and by my own family\, who were saved by his initiative from certain persecution and thus enabled to reach the free countries.”  \nThe exhibition will be held at the National Archives of Luxembourg\, Plateau du Saint-Esprit\, Monday-Friday\, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.\, Saturday 8:30-11:30 a.m.\, from November 28\, 2019 until February 22\, 2020.  It is free and open to the public.  Free guided tours are available by reservation at relations.publiques@an.etat.lu.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/sousa-mendes-exhibition-in-luxembourg/
LOCATION:Archives nationales\, Plateau du Saint-Esprit\, Luxembourg\, 2010\, Luxembourg
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190908
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190909
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190824T001625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T002455Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture:  Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, a Man of Courage
DESCRIPTION:Sousa Mendes visa recipient Lee Sterling tells the story of his family’s exodus from Nazi-occupied Europe in 1940 and the role played by Aristides de Sousa Mendes in his survival.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/lecture-aristides-de-sousa-mendes-a-man-of-courage/
LOCATION:World War II Veterans Hall\, Chino\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190811T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190811T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190413T022906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190811T150438Z
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SUMMARY:Eleanor Roosevelt and the Jewish Refugees She Saved: The Story of the S. S. Quanza
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT!\n  \n \nPassengers on board the Quanza\, unable to disembark\, 1940 \n  \nThe Sousa Mendes Foundation and the American Sephardi Federation present the New York premiere of the documentary film\, Nobody Wants Us (2019\, dir. Laura Seltzer-Duny) on Sunday\, August 11\, 2019\, 2-4:30 p.m. at the Center for Jewish History\, 15 West 16th Street\, New York City. \n  \nSynopsis: \nIn 1940\, a ship called the S.S. Quanza left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees —  most of whom held Sousa Mendes visas — to freedom.  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 herself 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 were “future patriotic Americans.”  This is an episode in American history that everyone needs to know. \n  \nProgram: \nThe film\, which is 35 minutes in length\, will be introduced by the filmmaker Laura Seltzer-Duny and followed by a panel discussion moderated by Michael Dobbs of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, author of The Unwanted.  Other participants will include: \nBlanche Wiesen Cook\, the leading world expert on Eleanor Roosevelt and the author of her three-volume biography. \nAnnette Lachmann\, who was a passenger on the Quanza in 1940. \nKathleen Rand\, whose father Wolf Rand was the passenger who successfully filed suit against the shipping company\, forcing the vessel to remain in port until the conflict was resolved. \nStephen Morewitz\, the leading world expert on the Quanza story\, whose grandparents’ Newport News\, Virginia law firm of Morewitz & Morewitz was hired by Wolf Rand and successfully litigated the case. \n  \nSignificance of the story: \nAccording to Michael Dobbs\, “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 
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/eleanor-roosevelt-and-the-quanza/
LOCATION:Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th Street\,  New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Film Screening,Luncheon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190629
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190710
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20160830T233430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T013741Z
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SUMMARY:Trip:  Journey on the Road to Freedom
DESCRIPTION:Retrace the footsteps of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the refugees of 1940 on this 11-day\, 10-night guided trip of a lifetime\, beginning in Bordeaux and ending in Lisbon. In between\, visit sites germane to the dramatic and moving story\, including Bayonne\, Hendaye\, Vilar Formoso\, Cabanas de Viriato\, and Porto. Optional pre-tour and post-tour extensions.  Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned coach bus and enjoy regional cuisine.  Accommodations are all full-service luxury 5-star or 4-star hotels.  Open to all\, but space is limited!
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/trip-journey-on-the-road-to-freedom/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190623T114500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190623T130000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190611T034130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190617T013508Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, A Man of Conscience
DESCRIPTION:Mariana Abrantes de Sousa\, Treasurer of the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, will speak about Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the work of the Sousa Mendes Foundation during the International Council of B’nai B’rith Meeting from June 23-25\, 2019.  Mariana’s talk will be held on Sunday\, June 23rd at 11:45 a.m. and will be followed by a testimonial of Monica Barzilay\, whose family received visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/lecture-aristides-de-sousa-mendes-a-man-of-conscience/
LOCATION:Hotel Iberostar\, Rua Castilho\, 64\, Lisbon\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Conference,Lecture,Luncheon
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190612T174359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T202200Z
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SUMMARY:Religious observances in Portugal and the US
DESCRIPTION:Sousa Mendes Foundation advisory João Crisóstomo has organized a series of religious observances in the United States and Portugal in memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of his “Day of Conscience.” These are listed below: \nCabanas de Viriato and Beijós\, Portugal\, June 15 and 16. Bishop of Viseu Don Antonio Luciano and Father Carlos Sousa will remember Aristides de Sousa Mendes and his “Act of Conscience” during their sermons. \nAlgés\, Portugal\, June 16\, 7 p.m. Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon Don Daniel Henrique will remember Sousa Mendes during his sermon. \nPorto\, Portugal\, June 16. Bishop Don Armando Esteves Domingues will remember Sousa Mendes during his sermon.  \nTorres Vedras\, A-dos-Cunhados\, Portugal\, June 15 and 16. Father Eduardo will remember Sousa Mendes during the religious services. The Franciscan Community will remember Sousa Mendes in the Convento de Varatojo. Father Melícias will preside. \nFive Wounds Portuguese National Church\, 1375 E Santa Clara St.\, San Jose\, CA\, June 15 and 16.  Father Antonio Silveira will remember Sousa Mendes in his sermons. \nOur Lady of Fatima Church\, 403 Spring St\, Elizabeth\, NJ\, June 16 \nOur Lady of Fatima Church\, 355 South Broadway\, Yonkers\, NY\, June 16\, 10 a.m.\nFather Osvaldo Franklin will remember Sousa Mendes in the mass. \nSlovenian Community Church\, 62 St. Marks Place\, New York\, NY\, July 21\, 10:30 a.m.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/religious-observances-in-memory-of-aristides-de-sousa-mendes/
CATEGORIES:Religious Service
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190511T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190511T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20181027T225328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190510T012257Z
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SUMMARY:Film screening in White Plains\, NY
DESCRIPTION:The Westchester Community for Humanistic Judaism presents Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Q&A will be led by Miriam Turkel\, whose parents received visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes in June of 1940.  Refreshments will be served.  
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-white-plains-ny/
LOCATION:Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation\, 468 Rosedale Ave\, White Plains\, NY\, 10605\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190508T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190508T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190411T224022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T021159Z
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SUMMARY:Rescue: The Sousa Mendes Story
DESCRIPTION:Stefan Rozenfeld was born in 1934 in Lodz\, Poland. His father\, Abraham\, was a ribbon manufacturer traveling in Belgium when World War II began on September 1\, 1939. Separated from his wife Eugenia (Jenny) and Stefan\, Abraham organized a daring escape that reunited the family.  However\, without the help of Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, the Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux\, France\, the Rozenfeld family would never had mad it to safety.  Stefan Rozenfeld and his daughter Leah Rozenfeld Sills will tell his\, and their family story. \nThis discussion is part of the Harold A. Gottesman ’50 Lecture Series and is open to the public.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/rescue-the-sousa-mendes-story/
LOCATION:US Military Academy at West Point\, 444 Thayer Hall\, West Point\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190423T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190423T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190326T210114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T174407Z
UID:17797-1556013600-1556020800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Durham\, New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:The Community Church of Durham\, NH presents the award-winning film\, Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Post-screening Q&A will be led by Dr. Douglas Wheeler\, historian and expert on Portugal during World War II.  The event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-durham-new-hampshire/
LOCATION:Community Church of Durham\, NH\, 17 Main Street\, Durham\, NH\, 03824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190405T181500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190405T201500
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190411T235631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T021117Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Hashoah in New Bedford\, MA
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn recognition of the special relationship between the city of New Bedford\, MA and the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, the Jewish Federation of New Bedford will present a gift to the Sousa Mendes Foundation on the occasion of the annual Yom Hashoah service of the city of New Bedford at Buttonwood Park.  Representing the Foundation will be Robert Jacobvitz\, Chair of the Advisory Council\, who played a key role in the early recognitions of Sousa Mendes in New Bedford and elsewhere in the 1980s.  Representing the Jewish Federation will be Amir Cohen\, Executive Director.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/yom-hashoah-in-new-bedford-ma/
LOCATION:Holocaust Memorial Monument\, Buttonwood Park\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ceremony,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford":MAILTO:amir@jewishnewbedford.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190317T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190317T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20190304T182831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190304T183732Z
UID:17713-1552838400-1552845600@sousamendesfoundation.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190128T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190128T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20181212T013933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181212T014153Z
UID:17576-1548703800-1548711000@sousamendesfoundation.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190106T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20181027T231424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181212T001644Z
UID:17481-1546786800-1546794000@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Tucson\, Arizona
DESCRIPTION:The Tucson Jewish Film Festival presents Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  A post-screening discussion will be led by Peter Barrett\, whose Austrian-Jewish grandparents received lifesaving visas in 1940 from Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-tucson-arizona/
LOCATION:Desertview Preforming Arts Center\, 39900 S. Clubhouse Dr \, 85739\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181217T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181217T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20181027T230513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181103T175633Z
UID:17477-1545075000-1545082200@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Key West\, Florida
DESCRIPTION:Congregation B’nai Zion 2018-19 Film Series\, M3M presents Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. Q&A will be led by Robert Jacobvitz\, longtime activist in the Sousa Mendes cause and the Chair of the Sousa Mendes Foundation’s Advisory Council.  Refreshments will be served.  
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-key-west-florida/
LOCATION:Congregation B’nai Zion\, 750 United St.\, Key West\, FL\, 33040\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181216T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181216T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20181201T183902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181202T022042Z
UID:17531-1544968800-1544983200@sousamendesfoundation.org
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Sousa Mendes Foundation":MAILTO:olivia@sousamendesfoundation.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180701T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180715T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180328T235826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T005318Z
UID:17385-1530468000-1531688400@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition in New Bedford\, MA
DESCRIPTION:The New Bedford Whaling Museum\, in partnership with the Portuguese Consulate of New Bedford\, MA\, presents the exhibition\, “These are my people!” —  The Story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes.  This 20-panel exhibition tells the gripping true story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes and the refugees he saved. \nAlso on view will be original artifacts such as passports with Sousa Mendes visas\, toys carried by child refugees\, and other items on loan from the Sousa Mendes Foundation and individual visa recipient families. \nThe exhibition opening will include a screening of the short documentary film With God Against Man directed by Semyon Pinkhasov.  The event is free\, but pre-registration is required. \nFollowing the free June 13th opening\, the exhibition will remain on view until mid-July.  Regular museum admission rates apply. \n 
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/exhibition-in-new-bedford-ma/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180621T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180531T045848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T061336Z
UID:17409-1529605800-1529618400@sousamendesfoundation.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180302T032741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T052412Z
UID:17352-1525132800-1527206399@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition in Portugal:  To Life!  The Living Legacy of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
DESCRIPTION:The Sousa Mendes Foundation presents “To Life!  The Living Legacy of Aristides de Sousa Mendes” — an exhibition of original artifacts in the Municipal Museum of Carregal do Sal\, Portugal.  This exhibition will include original photographs\, passports\, visas\, documents\, and letters\, as well as toys carried by child refugees on their escape from Nazi-occupied Europe in 1940.  It gives a rich flavor for the time\, and highlights the crucial role of Aristides de Sousa Mendes in the survival of thousands of innocent victims.  The exhibition highlights the friendships that developed between the arriving refugees and the Portuguese people who welcomed them with open arms. \nPhoto:  Refugees in Curia\, 1940. L-R: Frederic SEGALL\, William PICK (later PETERS)\, unknown\, Eva STADLER\, Edith STADLER\, unknown\, Jana HAHN\, Charlotte BENBASSAT\, Marco BENBASSAT\, Milada PICK (later PETERS)\, all rescued by Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/exhibition-in-portugal/
LOCATION:O Museu Municipal Manuel Soares de Albergaria\, 32 rua Alexandre Braga\, Carregal do Sal\, 3430-007\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180429T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180429T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180308T002329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T061345Z
UID:17360-1525014000-1525024800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Aventura\, FL
DESCRIPTION:The Miami-Dade Public Library System presents Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Screening will be followed by Q&A led by Robert Jacobvitz\, Chair of the Advisory Council\, Sousa Mendes Foundation.. This program is co-sponsored by the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami and the Sousa Mendes Foundation. \n 
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-aventura-fl/
LOCATION:Aventura Public Library\, 2930 Aventura Boulevard\, Aventura\, FL\, 33180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180422T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180422T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20170507T001123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T065037Z
UID:16178-1524403800-1524411000@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Presentation in Wynnewood\, PA:  "Two Righteous Gentiles: Sousa Mendes and Sugihara"
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Philadelphia presents a program on the Holocaust rescuers Aristides de Sousa Mendes and Chiune Sugihara.  Monique Rubens Krohn\, Board Member of the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, will speak about Sousa Mendes.  Open to the public.  $5 for non-members.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/lecture-two-righteous-gentiles/
LOCATION:Main Line Reform Temple\, 410 Montgomery Ave\, Wynnewood\, PA\, 19096\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180422T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180422T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180307T233358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T041849Z
UID:17359-1524391200-1524394800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Presentation in Pinecrest\, FL:  "Leah's Journey"
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami\, in collaboration with Temple Beth Am\, presents “Leah’s Journey” — a presentation by Rebecca Barber telling the dramatic true story of a 19-year old German teen who keeps a diary while she and her family desperately flee across Europe.  Rebecca will recount the rescue by Aristides de Sousa Mendes of her mother\, Leah Steppel\, along with thousands of others.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/presentation-in-pinecrest-fl/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Am — Adult Reading Room\, 5950 N. Kendall Drive\, Pinecrest\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20171130T194402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T232051Z
UID:17094-1524252600-1524258000@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Presentation and book signing by Joan Arnay Halperin in Merrick\, NY
DESCRIPTION:The realities of World War II catapult the Krakowiak family out of their charmed life and into an exodus across half the world.  Joan Arnay Halperin’s book My Sister’s Eyes tells the dramatic true story of her family’s rescue by Aristides de Sousa Mendes and subsequent semi-internment in a British evacuee camp on the island of Jamaica\, amounting to a Holocaust tale quite unlike any other.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/my-sisters-eyes/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Am\, 2377 Merrick Avenue\, Merrick\, NY\, 11566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180418T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180418T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180406T180406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180406T180840Z
UID:17393-1524043800-1524092400@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Presentation in Delray Beach\, FL:  "Leah Steppel: A Journey of Faith\, Hope\, and Survival"
DESCRIPTION:Caught within the ever-approaching steel jaws of Nazi exterminators\, a nineteen-year-old German Jewish girl Leah Steppel keeps a diary as she and her family desperately flee Europe for their lives.  Across European countries\, they endured to preserve their lives one hour\, one day at a time — always one step ahead.  In June of 2017\, Leah’s daughter Rebecca Steppel Barber and her husband Sandy Barber journeyed with other descendants saved by the Righteous Gentile\, Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, as they recreated the flight for life beginning in Bordeaux and concluding in Lisbon\, Portugal.  Led by the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, many of the travelers were able to find exact locations their parents and grandparents walked\, hid or lived while waiting for passports and safe passage.  An amazing insight into little-known World War II history! \nDoors open 9:30 a.m. for light refreshments.  Presentation begins at 10 a.m.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/presentation-in-delray-beach-fl-leah-steppel-a-journey-of-faith-hope-and-survival/
LOCATION:Villa Borghese\, 6750 Via Villa Borghese\, Delray Beach\, FL\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180412T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180412T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T184530
CREATED:20180228T232621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T005136Z
UID:17347-1523561400-1523568600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in New Rochelle\, NY
DESCRIPTION:Temple Israel of New Rochelle presents a screening of the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. Post-screening Q&A led by Leah Rozenfeld Sills\, Vice-President\, Sousa Mendes Foundation.  For the event flyer with more information\, please click here:  http://tinr.org/images/Holidays_pdfs_and_images/The_Sousa_Mendes_Story_Movie_2018.pdf.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-new-rochelle-ny/
LOCATION:Temple Israel of New Rochelle\, 1000 Pinebrook Boulevard\, New Rochelle\, NY\, 10804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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