My Nonprofit Reviews

As a former Holocaust educator on the college level for more than 30 years, and a volunteer educator in Lifelong Learning Institutes now, I have found the Sousa Mendes Foundation resources invaluable in enhancing the learning experience. The story of Aristides Sousa Mendes’ bravery, defiance to authority, compassion, and goodness are highlights of humanity during the Holocaust. The work of the foundation honors his memory of rescue and moral courage giving visas to thousands of refugees to enter Portugal and escape the horrors of Naziism. At this time, the Foundation is developing curricula materials for grades 6-12. In its quest to find more visa recipients the Foundation is fighting denial and revisionism of the Holocaust. Sousa Mendes paid a severe price for his disobedience to Salazar but today he is being recognized and honored globally thanks to the Foundation.
Joanne Tuck