Tag: Scandinavia

During WWII, while the Gestapo rounded up Jews in other European countries, the Danish Jews had a different fate.
The video explores the history of Judaism in Scandinavia from 1682 to the present day, covering topics such as early contact, Jewish immigration to Denmark and Sweden, the Dano-Jewish Golden Age, resistance efforts in Norway during World War II, and the current Jewish communities in the Nordic countries.
Recent scholarship and popular interest in Scandinavia have focused on the treatment of Jews during World War II, with Denmark, Sweden, and Norway reassessing their roles in response to Nazi rule and the persecution of Jews.