Posts Tagged: Denmark Jews
Israeli President Rivlin Pays Tribute to Danish Rescue of Jews From Nazis on 75th Anniversary
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday recounted the extraordinary rescue of more than 7,000 Danish Jews from the clutches of the Nazis in October 1943. Speaking at...
It Can Be Done: Rosh Hashanah and the Rescue of Denmark’s Jews
As the final minutes of Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13 year-old Leo Goldberger was hiding, along with his parents and three brothers, in the thick brush...
Examining Holocaust History in Denmark and Elsewhere
A prince of Denmark recently died, and a story in The Algemeiner took the opportunity to once again praise the famous escape of Danish Jews to Sweden...
Denmark’s Jewish Community Files Complaint Against Imam Accused of Calling for Murder of Jews
Denmark's Jewish community has filed a complaint over an imam accused of calling for the murder of Jews in a case sparking political opprobrium, it...
US Army Captain Helps Prevent Bombing of Jewish School in Denmark
JNS.org - A US Army captain developed a system that uncovered and ultimately prevented a terror plot to bomb a Jewish school in Denmark, the Pentagon...
Does Denmark Finally Realize That Security Isn’t Just a Jewish Problem?
A now 16-year-old Danish girl has been charged with planning to bomb a Jewish school in Denmark. She had also planned to bomb a non-Jewish Danish school....
Danish Teen Charged With Planning Bomb Attack on 2 Schools
JNS.org - A 16-year-old Danish girl was charged with possessing explosives with the intention of bombing a Jewish private school in Copenhagen and another Danish public...
Denmark’s Policies Have Led Directly to Antisemitism
In Denmark, it has been decided that an information center is needed to educate and inform the general population about the Jewish minority living there....
Friends Say Copenhagen Terrorist Was ‘Consumed With Hatred of Jews’
Friends of Omar El-Hussein, the Islamist terrorist responsible for dual attacks over the weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark, including one at a synagogue, say he was...
Danish Jewish Community Grapples With Attack Aftermath
"It's a hard time to be a Danish Jew whether you're in Denmark or living outside the country," said Shimon, following the deadly attacks in...
Danish Prime Minister Vows to Protect Country’s Jewish Community, Visits Site of Synagogue Attack
Telegraph - Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said on Sunday that Denmark "will do everything" it can to protect the Jewish community in the country as...
First Copenhagen Attack Victim Identified as Filmmaker; Investigators Explore Islamist Motivation
New York Post - Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and...
Denmark, Kashrut, and Anti-Semitism
Centuries after Shakespeare said "Something's rotten in the state of Denmark," we have hard proof of a big stink in Denmark and nearby Scandinavian countries. Only days...
Recalling the 1943 Rosh Hashanah Holocaust Escape of Danish Jews
JNS.org - As the final minutes of Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13-year-old Leo Goldberger was hiding, along with his parents and three brothers, in the...
