Rabbi Marcus Melchior, Danish chief rabbi, who warned his congregants that the Germans intended to round up Denmark's Jews. [LCID: 76000]
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Danish chief rabbi who warned that the Germans intended to round up Denmark's Jews

Rabbi Marcus Melchior, Danish chief rabbi, who warned his congregants that the Germans intended to round up Denmark's Jews. Melchior himself went into hiding and escaped to Sweden. Copenhagen, Denmark, before 1943.

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Denmark rescue Judaism
  • Museet for Danmarks Frihedskamp

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