The Jewish community in Denmark: History and present status

From: Judaism | Date: April 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

THE LITTLE MERMAID, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, TIVOLI, thatched-roofed cottages with storks nesting on the chimneys, "Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen." These are some of the stereotyped images associated with Denmark, images frequently encouraged by official Danish tourist propaganda, but which have little to do with a modern, complicated, largely urban society. There are also other images of Denmark, including the unique and heroic efforts made during the Second World War by the Danish population to preserve the lives of their Jewish compatriots and save them from the Nazi holocaust by ...

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