An edition of A Conspiracy Of Decency (2002)

A conspiracy of decency

the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II

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A conspiracy of decency
Emmy E. Werner
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An edition of A Conspiracy Of Decency (2002)

A conspiracy of decency

the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II

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"The people of Denmark managed to save almost their country's entire Jewish population from extermination in a spontaneous act of humanity - one of the most compelling stories of moral courage in the history of World War II. Drawing on many personal accounts, Emmy Werner tells the story of the rescue of the Danish Jews from the vantage-point of living eyewitnesses - the last survivors of an extraordinary conspiracy of decency that triumphed in the midst of the horrors of the Holocaust.".

"A Conspiracy of Decency chronicles the acts of people of good will from several nationalities. Among them were the German Georg F. Duckwitz, who warned the Jews of their impending deportation, the Danes who hid them and ferried them across the Oresund, and the Swedes who gave them asylum. Regardless of their social class, education, and religious and political persuasion, the rescuers all shared one important characteristic: they defined their humanity by their ability to act with great compassion.

These people never considered themselves heroes - they simply felt that they were doing the right thing."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
224

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A conspiracy of decency: the rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II
2005, Westview, Westview Press
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A Conspiracy Of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews During World War II
October 26, 2004, Westview Press
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November 5, 2002, Westview Press
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Table of Contents

Shadows over Denmark
Men of conscience
A matter of decency
Escape across the Øresund
Refuge in Sweden
Sojourn in Theresienstadt
Turmoil in Copenhagen
Liberation and homecoming
Getting on with life
"Whoever saves a single life".

Edition Notes

Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index.

Published in
Boulder, Colo, Oxford
Genre
Personal narratives.

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Library of Congress
D804.6

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Pagination
224 p. :
Number of pages
224

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22859461M
ISBN 10
0813342783
Library Thing
1557783
Goodreads
368560

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In Churchill Park in Copenhagen, not far from the statue of the Little Mermaid, is the Museum of Danish Resistance.
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