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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181216T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181216T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20181201T183902Z
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180701T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180715T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180328T235826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T005318Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180621T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180621T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180525
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180302T032741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180531T052412Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180429T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180429T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180308T002329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T061345Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180422T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180422T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170507T001123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T065037Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180422T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180422T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180307T233358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T041849Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180420T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180420T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20171130T194402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T232051Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180418T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180418T230000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180412T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180412T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180411T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180411T214500
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180228T231818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T002040Z
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SUMMARY:Film screening in Millersville\, PA
DESCRIPTION:Millersville University presents a screening of the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story as part of the 35th Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide — “Holocaust and Genocide Trials.”  For the full conference program\, please see http://www.millersville.edu/holocon/files/2018_mu_holocaust_conference_program.pdf.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-millersville-pa/
LOCATION:Millersville University of Pennsylvania\, Millersville\, PA\, 17551\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180411T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180411T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180308T071122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T004318Z
UID:17364-1523471400-1523478600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening and presentation in Chicago\, IL
DESCRIPTION:Anshe Emet Synagogue presents excerpts from the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Paulette Freed\, whose family was saved by Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, will present the story of her family’s escape from Nazi-occupied Europe and her own pilgrimage to retrace her family’s footsteps to freedom.  To register for the event\, and purchase optional memorial candles\, please go here:  http://tinyurl.com/yomhashoah5778.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-and-presentation-in-chicago-il/
LOCATION:Anshe Emet Synagogue\, 3751 North Broadway\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lecture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180408T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180408T113000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20171208T062823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180329T064641Z
UID:17132-1523181600-1523187000@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Presentation and book signing by Joan Arnay Halperin in Leonia\, NJ
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/presentation-and-book-signing-by-joan-arnay-halperin/
LOCATION:Congregation Adas Emuno\, 254 Broad Avenue \, Leonia\, NJ\, 07605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180311T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180311T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180301T052024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180301T054007Z
UID:17349-1520762400-1520769600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Pinecrest\, Florida
DESCRIPTION:The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami presents a two-part program in honor of Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, beginning with this March 11 screening of the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. Post-screening Q&A led by Robert Jacobvitz\, Chair of the Advisory Council\, Sousa Mendes Foundation.  Later in April\, on the occasion of Yom Hashoah\, the Genealogical Society will present Rebecca Barber\, who will tell the gripping true story of how her mother and other family members were rescued by Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-pinecrest-florida/
LOCATION:Temple Beth Am — Adult Reading Room\, 5950 N. Kendall Drive\, Pinecrest\, FL\, 33156\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180225T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180225T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20180205T215152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T205519Z
UID:17312-1519570800-1519578000@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Mineola\, NY
DESCRIPTION:The Long Island Portuguese Lions Club presents a screening of the award-winning film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story at Mineola High School.  Q&A will be led by Olivia Mattis\, President of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.  Come learn about a true Portuguese hero and be inspired!  Refreshments available for purchase. \nTickets $10 available at the door.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-mineola-ny/
LOCATION:Mineola High School\, 10 Armstrong Road\, Garden City Park\, NY\, 11040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180211T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20171228T192817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171229T220639Z
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SUMMARY:Film screening in Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:Congregation Beth Hamedrosh of Wynnewood\, PA presents a screening of the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-pennsylvania-2/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Hamedrosh\, 200 Haverford Road\, Wynnewood\, PA\, 19096\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180204T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20171212T045005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T061745Z
UID:17202-1517736600-1517745600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Utah
DESCRIPTION:Congregation Kol Ami presents a screening of the film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. Discussion following the film will be led by Dan Mattis\, who received a visa from Aristides de Sousa Mendes in May of 1940 during his escape from Nazi-occupied Europe.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-utah/
LOCATION:Congregation Kol Ami\, 2425 Heritage Way\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180127T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180127T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170717T083045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171228T194523Z
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SUMMARY:Performance in the Mormon Tabernacle for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
DESCRIPTION:The Sousa Mendes Foundation and the Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles present a performance in the Mormon Tabernacle of the oratorio Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides by Neely Bruce.  This free concert\, conducted by the world-renowned choral conductor Barlow Bradford\, will be held on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day of 2018.  The event is part of the Temple Square Concert Series. \nThe piece tells the dramatic true story of the Holocaust hero Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, the Portuguese Consul General in Bordeaux\, who saved thousands of lives in the spring of 1940 by issuing Portuguese visas to refugees desperate to escape Nazi-occupied France.  From Portugal these refugees boarded ships to freedom in the United States and other final destinations. \nSoloists include David Sauer\, tenor (Aristides)\, Michelle Pedersen\, soprano (Angelina)\, Andrew Neumayer\, baritone (Rabbi Kruger)\, Adam Griffiths\, tenor (Salazar)\, and Elizabeth Peters\, soprano (Andrée Cibial).  The narrator is the actor Michel Gill (César).  An accompanying video is by Carole Kim. \nFeaturing the University of Utah Chamber Choir\, the University of Utah A Cappella Choir\, and seven high school choirs from across the state:  Syracuse High School (Syracuse\, UT)\, Pineview High School (St. George\, UT)\, American Heritage School (American Fork\, UT)\, Alta High School (Sandy\, UT)\, Westlake High School (Saratoga Springs\, UT)\, Woods Cross High School (Woods Cross\, UT)\, and Hillcrest High School (Midvale\, UT). \nThe Mayor of Salt Lake County\, Ben McAdams\, will deliver opening remarks.  In attendance will be Dr. Daniel Mattis\, a Sousa Mendes visa recipient living in Utah\, and two of Sousa Mendes’s grandsons:  Gerald Mendes and Aristides Mendes\, one of whom also lives in Utah. \nThe piece has been performed with a reduced ensemble in Los Angeles in 2016\, but this will be the first performance of the definitive version with full orchestra. \nSponsors include:  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Foundation\, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation\, the Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation\, the John and Marcia Price Family Foundation\, Zions Bank\, the United Jewish Federation of Utah and numerous individual donors.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/musical-performance-in-utah/
LOCATION:Mormon Tabernacle\, Temple Square\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171112T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171112T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170507T001721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171110T175141Z
UID:16181-1510498800-1510509600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Stamford\, CT
DESCRIPTION:The film Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story returns to the historic State Cinema in Stamford\, CT in a joint program of the Jewish Arts & Film Festival of Fairfield County and the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County.  Discussion following the film will be led by Joan Arnay Halperin\, author of My Sister’s Eyes:  A Family Chronicle of Rescue and Loss During World War II.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-stamford-ct/
LOCATION:The State Cinema\, 990 Hope Street\, Stamford\, CT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171029T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170317T235654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170808T200304Z
UID:15941-1509278400-1509292800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Gala event:  "A Toast to Freedom!"
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in a beautiful setting next to the Statue of Liberty for a gala luncheon — “A Toast to Freedom!” — to benefit the Sousa Mendes Foundation. \nMaster of Ceremonies:\nActor Michel Gill (“House of Cards”)\, the son and grandson of Sousa Mendes visa recipients. \nHonoring:\nCongressman Jerry Nadler of New York’s 10th Congressional District\, recognized by Time magazine for his political courage; \nDr. Eva Fogelman\, psychologist and advocate for Holocaust survivors; author of the seminal book on Holocaust rescue\, Conscience & Courage; \nMaggie Favretti\, teacher at Scarsdale High School; founder and advisor of the group Students for Refugees in Westchester County. \nLive musical performance:\nHighlights from “Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides” with tenor Benjamin Sloman as Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, Michel Gill narrating as his twin brother César\, soprano Marina Harris as Angelina de Sousa Mendes\, tenor Gilad Paz as Salazar\, Pedro da Silva on Portuguese guitar\, and the composer Neely Bruce at the piano. \nFlowers provided by Amy’s Greenhouse.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/gala-event-a-toast-to-freedom/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage\, 36 Battery Place\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Award Ceremony,Concert,Luncheon
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/A-Toast-to-Freedom.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170910T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170911T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170202T210539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170831T105955Z
UID:15797-1505030400-1505149200@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Conference:  Refugees\, Statelessness\, Migration\, and the Work of the Joint"
DESCRIPTION:Joan Halperin and Diana Cooper-Clark will speak about Polish refugees who escaped Nazi-occupied Europe via Portugal\, many with visas from Aristides de Sousa Mendes\, and found refuge on the island of Jamaica.  The talk is part of a two-day conference organized by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/conference-refugees-statelessness-migration-and-the-work-of-the-joint/
LOCATION:Center for Jewish History\, 15 W 16th Street\,  New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NY_05887_dt1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170801T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170802T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170228T221734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T072203Z
UID:15849-1501603200-1501696800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:European Parliament Pays Tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes
DESCRIPTION:The European Parliament pays tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes at their headquarters in Brussels\, Belgium on Wednesday\, September 27\, 2017.  The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani will participate. Other speakers will include Sousa Mendes visa recipient Françoise Wybauw\, Sousa Mendes’s grandson Gerald Mendes\, and SMF President Olivia Mattis. On view will be the exhibition “These are my people!” The Story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/european-parliament-pays-tribute-to-sousa-mendes/
LOCATION:European Parliament\, rue Wiertz 60\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/European-Parliament.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170724T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170724T173000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170408T000212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T042015Z
UID:16032-1500910200-1500917400@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Florida
DESCRIPTION:The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies presents a screening of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Introducing the film and leading a Q&A is Robert Jacobvitz\, Chair of the Sousa Mendes Foundation’s Advisory Council. \nWalt Disney World Swan Resort \nRoom:  Swan 7 \n1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard \nLake Buena Vista\, FL  32830 \nConference registration required.  See www.IAJGS2017.org for details.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-florida/
LOCATION:IAJGS Conference\, Lake Buena Vista\, FL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Disobedience-avatar-large.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170701T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170731T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170420T002510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170712T041748Z
UID:16091-1498928400-1501527600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Exhibition in Maine:  Heroism in Unjust Times: Rescuers During the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine presents an exhibition about Sousa Mendes\, Schindler\, Wallenberg and other rescuers. On view are original passports with Sousa Mendes visas and other important artifacts.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/exhibition-in-maine/
LOCATION:Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine\, 46 University Drive\, Augusta\, ME\, 04330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/diplomats_stamp.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170604T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170508T215800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170510T235403Z
UID:16191-1496588400-1496595600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Concert:  Requiem in memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
DESCRIPTION:Conductor Sharon Xavier de Sousa and the Mission Chamber Orchestra of San José\, California\, present a performance of the Requiem in memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes by the Portuguese composer Luis Cipriano. \nTickets:  $25 general\, $20 senior\, $15 student and $10 child. \nTo order tickets online go to www.missionchamber.org. For more information call (408) 236-3350.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/concert-requiem-in-memory-of-aristides-de-sousa-mendes/
LOCATION:Five Wounds Portuguese National Church\, 1375 East Santa Clara St.\, San Jose\, CA\, 95116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sousaface-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170430T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170430T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170215T221844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170429T052712Z
UID:15844-1493557200-1493566200@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Maine
DESCRIPTION:The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine pays tribute to Aristides de Sousa Mendes with a screen of the award-winning docudrama\, Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story on the occasion of Yom Hashoah\, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  The screening will take place at the Michael Klahr Center. Refreshments will be served.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-and-exhibition-in-maine/
LOCATION:Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine\, 46 University Drive\, Augusta\, ME\, 04330\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Maine-Disobedience-poster-2017.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170424T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170424T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170317T234903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170414T220843Z
UID:15939-1493062200-1493069400@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film screening in Kentucky
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Michael Rie and the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass present a screening of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story.  Co-sponsored by the Moosnick Lectureship of the Lexington Theological Seminary and Transylvania University\, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington\, Kentucky.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-kentucky/
LOCATION:Kentucky Theater\, 214 E Main Street\, Lexington\, KY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Disobedience-avatar-large.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170424T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170424T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170130T214402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170418T180803Z
UID:15794-1493060400-1493065800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Ceremony and testimonial:  Remembering Aristides de Sousa Mendes
DESCRIPTION:Monique Rubens Krohn will share the moving true story of how her family escaped Nazi-occupied Europe with the help of Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/lecture-remembering-aristides-de-sousa-mendes/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaarai Shomayim\, 75 E James St\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ceremony,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Monique-Krohn.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170423T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170128T173738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T064746Z
UID:15792-1492943400-1492950600@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening in Westchester County\, NY
DESCRIPTION:The Westchester Jewish Center presents a screening of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. \nLeah Sills\, Board member of the Sousa Mendes Foundation\, will be on hand to discuss the work of the Foundation.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-westchester-county-ny/
LOCATION:Westchester Jewish Center\, 175 Rockland Avenue\, Mamaroneck\, NY\, 10543\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Disobedience-avatar-large.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170422T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T220730
CREATED:20170405T065017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170408T000518Z
UID:16012-1492887600-1492894800@sousamendesfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Film Screening in Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:Congregation Shaarai Shomayim presents a screening of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story. Free admission. For more information: 717-397-5575.
URL:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/event/film-screening-in-pennsylvania/
LOCATION:Congregation Shaarai Shomayim\, 75 E James St\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17602\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sousamendesfoundation.org/atdblog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Disobedience-avatar-large.jpg
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