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Souza Dant as forgeries.? (Luiz Martins de people fleeing Europe had to
Souza Dantas)However, find a ship willing to take
Luiz Martins de Souza when his illegal actions were them across the Atlantic. As
Dantas saved about 800 brought to light, he was sent war loomed, and especially
people back to Brazil. He once war began, fewer and
during the was saved from a fewer ships went across the
Holocaust. trial by a Atlantic. And even if
about 425 of technicality- the refugees managed to find a
these people fact that his status ship that would take them,
have been was listed as a many ships got held up, as
confirmed retiree during the countries would refuse to
to have been period in which take them in, unwilling to
Jews. (?Luiz he forged the let the refugees into their
Martins de visas and borders. ?The problem was
Souza distributed them the law; it was the quota
Dantas?) He illegally. (?Luiz system? (William Cobb,
was the Martins de Souza immigration officer,
Brazilian Dantas?) He has Havana, 1945-1947). The
ambassador been rewarded, as fact that few refugees could
to France, the Committee get into foreign countries
and, instead Luiz Martins de Souza for the Righteous across the Atlantic made it
of having Dantas. Courtesy of the Among the very hard to stay safe, as
people go Jewish Virtual Library. Nations recognized many ships ended up going
onto a long Luiz Martins de back to Europe. This lead to
waiting list, and having to Souza Dantas as a Righteous many more people being
have gotten many, many Among the Nations. (?Luiz captured, injured, and killed
documents in order to have Martins de Souza Dantas?) by the Nazis.
been approved for getting a However, his illegal actions
visa, Souza Datas simply were brought to light, he
handed out the visas. was sent back to Brazil. The stories of the
?Dantas often forged the Souza Dantas did a lot for Holocaust, of concentration
issue dates of the diplomatic people looking to escape the camps, have been told and
visas, in order to predate the Nazis, but they still had to retold. However, the stories
subsequent ban on their get passage across the of escaping Europe across
use.?(?Luiz Martins de Souza Atlantic. the Atlantic remain largely
Dantas?) However, you untold. The stories of heroes
could not simply forge part during this time, however,
of a visa, and make the rest Escapi ng Eur ope is a list that will never
legal. So, Souza Dantas had remain untold.
to forge the visas. ?Dantas Even once people got a visa
was fully aware of the severe to a country in the
illegality of his actions, and Americas, they still had to
he did not request any make it across the Atlantic
compensation for the Ocean. In order to do that,
