Aristides de Sousa Mendes, was a portuguese diplomat in Bordeux France.
He against explicit orders granted 30k visas of which 10k were jews.
His diplomatic career was terminated. He was shunned back in Portugal, died in debt, feed by a Jewish soup kitchen.
Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer characterized Sousa Mendes' deed as "perhaps the largest rescue action by a single individual during the Holocaust."
In his own words:
“From now on I’m giving everyone visas, there will be no more nationalities, races or religion. I cannot allow all you people to die...”
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, was a portuguese diplomat in Bordeux France.
He against explicit orders granted 30k visas of which 10k were jews.
His diplomatic career was terminated. He was shunned back in Portugal, died in debt, feed by a Jewish soup kitchen.
Holocaust scholar Yehuda Bauer characterized Sousa Mendes' deed as "perhaps the largest rescue action by a single individual during the Holocaust."
In his own words: “From now on I’m giving everyone visas, there will be no more nationalities, races or religion. I cannot allow all you people to die...”
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