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Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust
Although Denmark was occupied by the Germans during World War Two, most of the country's Jewish population escaped the Nazis after a tip off from a German diplomat.
In October 1943, at the height of World War Two, most of the Jews in Denmark evaded Nazi plans to send them to death camps. They were warned about a planned round-up by a German diplomat. Hear the story of Bent Melchior who was 14 years old when his family made the journey to safety in neutral Sweden.
(Photo: Bent Melchior, aged 15 and living in Sweden)
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