plan to rescue Finnish Jews in 1944
TitelThe plan to rescue Finnish Jews in 1944
Auteur
Call numberS940.5318/004
Objectnummer03469MQ
Plaats van uitgaveNew York, New York, United States
Jaar van uitgave
2016
Formaatpp81-104
MateriaalArtikel
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust and Genocide Studies' Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 2016 pp81-104
Beschrijving
The Finnish Jewish leadership was aware of the Holocaust and took precautions: when the Ryti-Ribbentrop Agreement strengthened Finland's ties with Germany in June 1944, Jewish leaders formulated plans to evacuate Jews to Sweden. Germany's worsening military situation allowed Finland to abandon cooperation with the Axis. The author addresses the silence surrounding this story, along with the complicated situation of Finnish Jewry in the war's afttermath