The Rescue of the Danish Jews

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The Rescue of the Danish Jews
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• T. E. Stauffer
• R. R. Meiser
• E. I. Flores
• B. R. Boxer

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Introduction

• Who was involved in the rescue?
• What did they do?
• What were the risks?
• Where did it take place?
• Why did they decide to act?
• What was the outcome?

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WHO WAS INVOLVED?

• Anti-Nazi Fisherman
• Hans Hedtoft
• Vilhelm Buhl
• H.C. Hanson
• Herman Dedichen
• Strangers in Sweden that wanted to help
• Involved in a large rescue of approximately
  6,000 Danish Jews

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FISHING BOATS THAT RESCUED DANISH JEWS
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RESCUED DANISH JEWS ON FISHING BOATS
The Danish Jews were smuggled across the sea in
fishing boats such as this. They were usually
hidden below the deck with supplies and possibly
dead fish. They were taken across the Baltic Sea
to hopefully make it safely to Sweden.
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RESCUING THE DANISH JEWS

• If a fishing boat was caught having Jews on
  board, the Nazis would either take them to a
  nearby camp,where theyd most likely be punished,
  or theyd kill them all on the spot.
• Sweden, which was neutral through out the war,
  was a big help in the rescuing of Jews. Some
  provided places for them to sleep, eat, and live
  so that theyd be safe until the war was through.
• The map on the next page displays the areas
  invaded in Denmark and areas of protection in
  neutral Sweden.

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MAP OF INVADED DENMARK AND NEUTRAL SWEDEN
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DANISH JEWS RESCUED

• Because of the courageous citizens who helped
  smuggle the Danish Jews, approximately 6,000 to
  8,000 Danish Jews were saved from the Nazis and
  some of the terrors of WWII.

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THE END
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