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May 6, 2005 · The Danish Solution: The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark: Directed by Karen Cantor, Camilla Kjærulff. With Garrison Keillor. Filmmakers Karen Cantor and Camilla Kjaerilff team to reveal how the Jews of Denmark managed to escape falling victim to Hitler's Third Reich.
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- Documentary
- Karen Cantor, Camilla Kjærulff
- 2005-05-06
The Danish resistance movement, with the assistance of many Danish citizens, managed to evacuate 7,220 of Denmark's 7,800 Jews, plus 686 non-Jewish spouses, by sea to nearby neutral Sweden during the Second World War.
During World War II, Danish citizens unite to protect their Jewish neighbors when Hitler threatens to bring his Final Solution to Denmark.
- Documentary
Sep 23, 2019 · On September 28, 1943, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, a German diplomat, secretly informed the Danish resistance that the Nazis were planning to deport the Danish Jews. The Danes responded quickly, organizing a nationwide effort to smuggle the Jews by sea to neutral Sweden.
The Danish Solution is about how the Jews in Denmark, helped by a massive citizen-driven action, escaped the Holocaust. This documentary presents an in-depth look at this exceptional episode in twentieth century Europe and perhaps all world history.
- The Danish Solution
- The Danish Solution
The rescue operation by the Danish underground is exceptional because of the widespread agreement and resolve of many Danes from all walks of life – intellectuals, priests, policemen, doctors, blue-color workers – to save the Jews.
On September 28, 1943, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, a German diplomat, secretly informed the Danish resistance that the Nazis were planning to deport the Danish Jews. The Danes responded quickly, organizing a nationwide effort to smuggle the Jews by sea to neutral Sweden.
