Aristides Sousa Mendes, The Forgotten Portuguese Hero

Aristides Sousa Mendes, The Forgotten Portuguese Hero

During WWII Aristides Sousa Mendes chose to save Jewish lives even though his country told him not to.

Related Articles

More From Shoah

The Holocaust in Color

This video depicts the horrors of the Holocaust, from the Jews of Vienna to the armbands that…
The Holocaust in Color

Rose Lipszyc

Rose Lipszyc was born to a Jewish family in Poland in 1929, and lived a life of relative peace,…
Rose Lipszyc

Krystyna’s Story

On February 6, 1947, 11 1/2-year-old Krystyna Chiger was interviewed by Magistrate Maria…
Krystyna’s Story

NIcholas Winton Honored

Sir Nicholas Winton saved the lives of hundreds of young Jewish people.
NIcholas Winton Honored

The Jews in Poland

The Jews had established a physical presence in Poland back to the days of the first century,…
The Jews in Poland

Buchenwald

Buchenwald was liberated by the US Third Army on April 11, 1945 at 3:15pm.
Buchenwald

It's the Right Thing to Do

Abhorred by the actions of the Nazis, one leader in a distant southwestern Asian archipelago…
It's the Right Thing to Do

Publish the Menu module to "offcanvas" position. Here you can publish other modules as well.
Learn More.


donation