Legacies from Denmark during the Holocaust

International konference i anledning af 80-året for oktober 1943 med fokus på de danske erfaringer.

[English below]

I oktober 1943 lykkedes det mere end 95 % af den jødiske befolkning i Danmark at flygte til Sverige i det, der siden er blevet anerkendt som en bemærkelsesværdig redningsaktion. Med hjælp fra en bred vifte af civilsamfundsaktører, herunder den danske kirke, lokalbefolkningen og modstandsbevægelsen samt fra en række embedsmænd, lykkedes det ca. 7.800 jøder at flygte og undgå den planlagte deportation. 481 jøder fra Danmark blev deporteret til Theresienstadt.

Hvad kan vi lære af den danske erfaring i dag, 80 år senere? Hvad gjorde denne bemærkelsesværdige redningsaktion mulig? Hvad fortæller redningsaktionen os om civilsamfundets rolle og ansvar for at beskytte civile under krig og konflikt? Og hvordan kan vi videreformidle Holocaust til kommende generationer, når der kun er få overlevende tilbage? Det er hovedspørgsmålene på denne konference, der markerer 80-årsdagen for oktober 1943.

Deltagelse er fra nationale delegationer til International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Konferencen er kun for inviterede delegerede.

International conference marking the 80th year since October 1943 focusing on the legacies from Denmark.

In October 1943, more than 95% of the Jewish population in Denmark managed to escape to Sweden in what has since been recognized as a remarkable rescue operation. With the help of a wide array of civil society actors, including the Danish church, around 7,800 Jews avoided the planned round-up and deportation. However, 481 Jews from Denmark did not escape the round-up and were deported to Theresienstadt.

What are the lessons to be learned from this experience today - 80 years later? What made this remarkable rescue operation possible? What does the rescue operation tell us about civil society and the responsibility to protect civilians during war and conflict? And how do we best teach the lessons of the Holocaust to future generations?

These are the main questions asked by a forthcoming conference organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in cooperation with the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). It will take place in one of the central points of departure, the fishing village of Gilleleje, Denmark 9-10 October, 2023.

With participation from national delegations of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. For invited delegates only.