Sweden and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, 1933-1939
TitreSweden and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, 1933-1939
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0508
N° d'objet06374d
Lieu de publicationBerlin, Germany
EditeurMetropol-Verlag
Année de publication
2016
Paginationpp65-76
MatérielArticle
SérieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah'pp65-76
Description
In 1933, many German Jews approached Swedish authorities with queries about moving to Sweden. Government officials responded by declaring that the immigration of large numbers of Jews to Sweden was impossible, referring to the country's high rate of unemployment, Sweden's restrtictive immigration laws and strong public opinion against the immigration of Jews. Despite the government's restrictive policy, when Nazi Germany's total ban on emigration was decreed in October 1941, 4,000 Jews had already escaped to Sweden
