An undeniable duty: Swedish Jewish humanitarian aid to Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II
TitelAn undeniable duty: Swedish Jewish humanitarian aid to Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II
Forfatter
Call number940.5318/0584
Objektnummer11385d
UdgivelsesstedDetroit, Michigan, United States
Udgivelsesår
2022
Paginering27p.
MaterialeArticle
NoterArticle from the book 'More than parcels' pp 119-146
Beskrivelse
Details several programs through which thousands of parcels containing food and medicine were sent from Sweden to Jews trapped in Nazi Germany and occupied countries in Europe. The scope, scale and timing of the Swedish contributors are given special attention and the role of local Jewish aid organizations as mediators in this process, primarily the relief committees of the country's Jewish communities, The Swedish Section of the World Jewish Congress and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.