YAHIL, Leni

The Rescue of Danish Jewry

Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1969. First Edition. Octavo; burgundy cloth, with titles stamped in silver and gilt on spine; dustjacket; xx,[3],4-536,[4]pp. Touch of dustiness to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine in a Veyr Good+ dustjacket, unclipped, with some external wearl, a few short tears and creases, and some faint foxing on verso.

Detailed account of the rescue of the Danish Jewry, discussing the "dramatic clash between anti-Semitic nazism and Danish democracy which convulsed Denmark in the first days of October, 1943. The persecution of Danish Jewry by the Nazis, the failure of this persecution, the position of the Jewish community during the crisis, the rescue operation, the vital role played by the neighboring Swedish people - all are recounted in careful detail" (from front flap).

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