Therkel Straede

Straede is Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, specializing in Holocaust studies, and the Consulting Historian for the Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

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Denmark's Rescue of Jews During World War II

At the height of World War Two, Denmark dramatically saved the vast majority of its Jewish population from the Nazis

By Therkel Straede
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