Chasing Sousa Mendes When: June 6, 1940 Where: Bordeaux, France Ringel-Peisers arrive in Bordeaux too late to receive help from Sousa Mendes, who has gone south with the refugees. They are offered a chance to board a ship bound for England but decide not to take it. People More Information Wikipedia: Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Sousa Mendes Foundation biography