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Nothing to Speak of: Wartime Experiences of the Danish Jews 1943-1945

Nothing to Speak of: Wartime Experiences of the Danish Jews 1943-1945

by Sofie Lene Bak
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Nothing to Speak of: Wartime Experiences of the Danish Jews 1943-1945

Nothing to Speak of: Wartime Experiences of the Danish Jews 1943-1945

by Sofie Lene Bak

Overview

In October 1943, Adolph Hitler ordered the mass arrest of Jews in Denmark. While many Danish Jews were rounded up and deported to concentration camps, thousands fled to Sweden in one of the most successful—and famous—rescue operations of Jews in wartime Europe. Based on more than one hundred interviews, Nothing to Speak Of sheds new light on this rescue operation, telling the story of what happened to these survivors after October 1943. This richly illustrated volume is the first to deal with the long-term consequences of escape, exile, and deportation during this harrowing time for Danish citizens, uncovering deep and painful memories that still haunt many survivors today. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788763539586
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Publication date: 02/15/2013
Pages: 275
Product dimensions: 9.50(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lene Sofie Bak is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and project manager at the Jewish Museum in Copenhagen. 

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction
1. From Rescue to Flight
2. The Hidden Children
3. The Dead
4. In the Concentration Camp
5. Refugees
6. Changing Norms and Traditions in Exile
7. Returning Home
8. Compensation
9. After the War
Afterword: Memorials and Memorial Culture by Curator Bjarke Følner

Notes
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