Luach - Jodisk Almanak 5704.

Auction 93 | Thursday, May 06th, 2021 at 1:00pm
K2 Judaica Sale: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

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Lot 144
(HOLOCAUST).

Luach - Jodisk Almanak 5704.

Text in Hebrew and Danish. With 16 pp. of advertisements of Jewish businesses. pp. 32. Original stiff printed wrappers. 8vo.

Copenhagen: Hertz - Bogtrykkergaarden 1943

Est: $500 - $700
The Jews of Denmark, Germany's smaller neighbor to the north, remained virtually unmolested for three and a half years, from the German occupation on April 9th, 1940, until the crisis at the end of August 1943. At that time, the Nazi's impending intentions to deport the Jews of Denmark became known and a short while later, on the very eve of Rosh Hashanah - through a concerted effort on the part of both the Jewish community and the Danish resistance movement - the majority of Danish Jewry were spirited away by boat to safety in neutral Sweden where they stayed until the end of the war. Consequently, this Calendar was produced for Jews in a country where at the time, none were there. 98% of Denmark’s Jews survived the Holocaust.