The Man Who ‘Almost’ Saved Thousands of Innocent Lives From the Holocaust

Meet Aristides de Sousa Mendes

A graffiti of Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Agualva-Cacém, Portuguese. (Public Domain, Source: Wikimedia Commons)

In 1940, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat stationed in Bordeaux, France, faced a difficult decision amidst the escalating war. He had to choose between obeying orders and risking his livelihood and the safety of his wife and 12 children or defying orders and taking…