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Jewish History & Influence in Denmark
Influence - Rescue – Survival

Although never large in numbers the Jews in Denmark nevertheless had a substantial and important influence on Danish culture and history. Since the King Christian the 4th invited Jews to settle in Denmark in 1622, people like Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr, and entertainer Victor Borge, has played an important role in Danish Society.

The rescue of the Danish Jews in 1943
I will take you on an imaginary tour of Danish Jewry where you will experience highlights of the Jewish impact on Danish life, and tell my personal story of the miraculous rescue of the Danish Jews where my father and grandmother escaped to Sweden hiding beneath the deck of a fishing boat. A breathtaking story of courage, humanity and tolerance in a time of great horror.

Present Jewish life in Denmark - Anti Semitism
Through a one hour Power Point presentation with an abundance of photos you will also learn about the conditions of the Danish Jews today. In a society where anti Semitism never played an important role, times are now changing with the growing Muslim population in the Country, especially after the “Muhammed drawings” first time printed in a Danish newspaper in 2005.

For a lecture in the US, please contact us on info@jewish-copenhagen.dk