Sweden
TitelSweden
Forfatter
Call number940.53180922/0099
Objektnummer08285b
UdgivelsesstedHamburg, Germany
Udgivelsesår
2010
Pagineringpp19-23
MaterialeArticle
SerieNeuengammer Studienhefte ; 03
NoterArticle from the Proceedings of an international conference held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, 5 to 7 May 2010 pp11-18
Beskrivelse
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