Henny's Boat: The Maritime Rescue Operation that Saved Denmark's Jews and Sparked a Nationwide Revolt Against the Nazis

Denmark's World War II rescue of its Jewish population was a shining example of courage, morality and national resolve.

In September 1943, three years after they invaded Denmark, the Nazis set a plan in motion to capture the country's nearly 8,350 Jews in a single night and send them on the path to annihilation. Word of the plan got out seventy-two hours before the Nazis were set to pounce, triggering a nationwide effort to warn and hide the Jews. On the night of the scheduled raids, the Ges...