A good man in evil times : the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes - the unknown hero who saved countless lives in World War II
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A good man in evil times : the story of Aristides de Sousa Mendes - the unknown hero who saved countless lives in World War II
Penguin, 2001
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Mollat as Le Juste de Bordeaux
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"This translation first published in Great Britain by Viking 2000"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-169) and index
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Description
Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese aristocrat who became the consul at Bordeaux shortly before World War II. Gradually more and more requests for asylum and for visas to portugal arrive at his office until the floodgates are opened onto a mass exodus of Jews and people with mixed nationality. Mendes must pass every request through his superiors before allowing the refugees passage - a lengthy process. Mendes soon realises, as the request become more and more urgent, that he has no time to waste. People will die without his help, so he starts to stamp visas before he has recieved approval. Then comes a document from Salazar's government stating that Jews and people without fixed nationality should be refused access to Portugal. Mendes, believing that he has no time to lose in hisflight for their lives, acommodates all that he can on the floors of his quarters and signs and signs. He signs visas 24 hours a day - undoubtedly saving thousands of lives - until the frontiers are finally blocked by France.
Table of Contents
- The twins of Beira Alta
- the carefree happiness of a large family
- why does a man start disobeying?
- "from now on, there will be no more nationalities, races or religions"
- "I'll save you all!"
- the revenge of the nonentities
- "we are all refuges"
- the death of a just man
- a tree in Jerusalem.
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