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Stoughton Remember's the Holocaust
On Sunday, April 19, 2009, the Stoughton No Place For Hate Committee celebrated the life of Aristides de Sousa Mendes by recognizing his magnificent efforts and successes, as Portugal's Consul General in France, in saving the lives of over 30,000 refugees, of which 10,000 were Jews. During the early days of the Holocaust, Sousa Mendes provided visas so that the refugees could leave occupied France and travel to neutral Portugal, where they would be safe.
Sousa Mendes set up a virtual assembly line and signed visas for the hordes of refugees who soon swamped his office and residence. He was eventually dismissed from the foreign service without a pension and died in poverty in 1954. Posthumously honored by Israel.
We had also invited Mr. Israel "Izzy" Arbeiter, a well known Holocaust Survivor. Izzy has been in the US since 1949, having been taken away from his parents one night, in October, 1942, he and his brothers were in one line and his parents and a younger brother in another. Izzy never saw or heard from his parents or younger brother again, later determined to have been murdered in the concentration camps.
Izzy has been a very responsible and knowledgeable resource regarding Holocaust events, having been a survivor. He has spent years helping in testifying against the Nazi's for their respective war crimes. Through the years, Izzy has been directly responsible for raising millions of dollars for both the US National Holocaust Museum and the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston. In fact, Izzy was a leader in the planning of Boston's Memorial, which is near Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
The Portuguese Consul General, Manuela Bairos, and Israeli Consul General, Rony Yedidia, were also in attendence at our event and both spoke of the heroism and courage that Sousa Mendes had demonstrated during this terrible time.
We were also blessed to have Roni Ginossar, an Israeli Singer, attend this important and historic event. She played beautiful Israeli songs, singing in Hebrew, during the candlelighting ceremony.
The Stoughton NPFH Committee would like to thank the following for their donations
and or participation, which made this event such a success:
New England Sinai Hospital and the Men's Associates
provide a generous donation to Stoughton No Place For Hate!
A big THANK YOU to
New England Sinai Hospital and The Men's Associates
for their generous donations and for becoming 2009 financial partners!
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Funds and donations for this program were received from Massasoit Community College, Stoughton Chamber of Commerce, Stoughton Adult Basic Education Program, Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts at the Stoughton Library and Stop & Shop Market.
2007 ADL’s No Place for Hate®
Community Network Conference
- What is the No Place For Hate® Community Network?
- A network of communities throughout New England working towards creating inclusive environments and sharing best practices.
- A host of resources for all New England Communities who wish to participate.
- A community-based initiative with an enhanced focus on supporting local grassroots coalitions.
- How Can Communities Participate?
- Local community coalitions or committees (pre-existing or new) will initiate the program in their community by signing the "Resolution of Respect" and developing plans to implement diversity and anti-bias programming.
- With ADLs support and resources, communities will implement projects based on their unique needs.
- Participating communities will be recognized for their No Place for Hate® efforts at an annual conference in June.
- The program will serve all communities in ADL’s New England Region (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont).
- What resources will be available to communities?
- A menu of over 35 diversity and anti-bias programs.
- Ongoing consulting services by ADL.
- The opportunity to apply for matching grants to implement community programs.
- Participation in an annual conference with specialized training for community coalitions.
- Monthly email newsletters with program ideas and additional resources.
- Hate crimes training for local law enforcement.
- Hate crimes response strategies
The Anti-Defamation League Provides advocacy, support
and legal referral services to victims of anti-Semitic and other hate crimes.