Parcels shipped from Denmark to inmates of Theresienstadt
TitleParcels shipped from Denmark to inmates of Theresienstadt
Call number940.5318/0584
Object number11385k
Place of publicationDetroit, Michigan, United States
PublisherWayne State University Press.
Year of publication
2022
Physical descriptionpp.309-335
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'More than parcels' pp 309-335
Description
Examines the history of parcels earmarked for Jews deported from Denmark to Theresienstadt . Follows the nearly 500 Jews who were arrested and deported. Describes a group of volunteers, who through a collaboration with Denmark's central government, and the Danish Red Cross began shipping hundreds of food and clothing parcels to the Danish contingent in the ghetto each month for the duration of the war