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Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust

Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust

FromWitness History: World War Two


Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust

FromWitness History: World War Two

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In October 1943, at the height of the Second World War, most of the Jews in Denmark evaded Nazi plans to send them to death camps. They were warned about a planned roundup by a German diplomat. Hear the story of Bent Melchior who was 14 years old when his family made the journey to safety in neutral Sweden.

(Photo: Bent, aged 15 and living in Sweden)
Released:
Oct 8, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.