Sweden
العنوانSweden
Call number940.53180922/0099
رقم الكائن08285b
مكان النشرHamburg, Germany
سنة النشر
2010
التوريقpp19-23
مادةArticle
سلسلةNeuengammer Studienhefte ; 03
NotesArticle from the Proceedings of an international conference held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, 5 to 7 May 2010 pp11-18
الوصف
Up until 1943, around 8,000 Jewish people lived in Sweden. Sweden's neutrality meant that they could not be touched by the Nazis. In October 1943 around 7,000 Jews were rescued from Denmark and taken to Sweden. The efforts to save foreign Jews were primarily the result of private initiatives, particularly from the Jewish community in Sweden. The Jewish community has also played a central role in commemorating the Holocaust