Sweden
TitelSweden
Verfasser
Call number940.53180922/0099
Inventarnummer08285b
ErscheinungsortHamburg, Germany
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Seitenpp19-23
MaterialArtikel
SerieNeuengammer Studienhefte ; 03
NotesArticle from the Proceedings of an international conference held at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial, 5 to 7 May 2010 pp11-18
Beschreibung
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