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  • Gala Concert Event

    American Jewish University Moses E. Gindi Auditorium 15600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    January 24, 2015

    World Premiere performance of “Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides,” a dramatic oratorio by Neely Bruce

  • Site Visit

    Casa do Passal Cabanas do Viriato, NY, Portugal
    August 26, 2015 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

    To mark the 75th anniversary of Sousa Mendes’s action and the conclusion of Phase 1 of the restoration of his home, the Portuguese Regional Cultural Directorate (DRCC) is organizing a site visit with the participation of Secretary of State for Culture Jorge Barreto Xavier.
    Free and open to the public

  • Sousa Mendes’s List

    Temple Chaverim 1050 Washington Avenue, Plainview, NY, United States
    November 15, 2015 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Lecture by Olivia Mattis, daughter and granddaughter of Sousa Mendes visa recipients.

  • Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Holocaust Hero – Exhibition, film screenings and ceremony

    Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Drive , Los Angeles, CA, United States
    January 23, 2016

    11:00 a.m. Film screening “With God Against Man” – tickets $5 at the door
    2:00 p.m. Film screening, “Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story” – tickets $5 at the door
    6:00 p.m. Exhibition opening, “Visas to Freedom: Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II.”

  • Gala: Gala Benefit Concert Event

    American Jewish University, Moses E. Gindi Auditorium 15600 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    January 23, 2016 @ 3:00 pm

    World Premiere of “Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides,” a dramatic oratorio by Neely Bruce, starring LA Opera artists Robert MacNeil in the role of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Ashley Faatoalia in the role of Salazar, Marina Harris in the role of Sousa Mendes’s first wife Angelina, Katherine Giaquinto in the role of Sousa Mendes’s second wife Andrée, special guest Stephan Kirchgraber, bass-baritone, in the role of Rabbi Kruger, and the actor Michel Gill from “House of Cards” as narrator in the role of Sousa Mendes’s twin brother César. Donald Brinegar conducts the award-winning Donald Brinegar Singers, with Pedro da Silva on Portuguese guitar, the leading US performer on the instrument, and the composer at the piano. Concert produced by Marilyn Ziering with all proceeds benefiting the Sousa Mendes Foundation..

    General Seating: $40.
    Sponsorship package including two concert tickets and VIP reception following the performance with Michel Gill and the cast: $350.

    For more information on the Los Angeles events, please see our press release.

  • Exhibition: Visas to Freedom: Sousa Mendes and the Refugees of World War II

    Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust 100 S. The Grove Drive , Los Angeles, CA, United States
    February 1, 2016 - March 1, 2016

    Read more on our Press Release

  • Lecture: The Untold Story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes

    Aroma Restaurant 717 Richmond St., London, ON, Canada
    March 7, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Speaker Felipe Gomes
    The Rotary Club of London, Ontario
    Cost: $25 CAD

  • Lecture: Les rescapés de la valise verte et Aristides de Sousa Mendes

    University of Montreal - Laval Campus 1700 rue Jacques-Tétreault, Laval, Montreal, Canada
    March 15, 2016 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Andrée Lotey, daughter of Sousa Mendes visa recipient Jacques Lotey, presents the gripping true story of her discovery of her father’s true identity and his rescue from Nazi-occupied Europe by Aristides de Sousa Mendes

    General admission: $25 CAN
    60 and above: $21 CAN
    Students: $15 CAN