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History of the Jews in Denmark

The history of Jews in Denmark goes back to the 1600s. Although there were very likely Jewish merchants, sailors, and others who entered Denmark during the Middle Ages, no efforts were made to establish a Jewish community. At present, the Jewish community in Denmark comprises about 6,000 persons. The community's population peaked prior to the Holocaust at which time the Danish resistance movement (with the assistance of many ordinary Danish citizens) took part in a collective effort to evacuate about 8,000 Jews and their families from Denmark by sea to nearby neutral Sweden, an act which ensured the safety of almost all the Danish Jews.

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• ▸Kyrgyz Khaganate
• ▸Ernst Heinrich Weber
• ▸Beijing

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