Group portrait of Danish-Jewish children living in a Swedish children’s home after their escape from Denmark.  Because of the rescue efforts of many Danish people in 1943, 90% of the Jews in Denmark escaped deportation to Nazi concentration camps.

Relationship to guideline

Although the efforts of the Danish people were unique, teachers should also emphasize that they should not stereotype group behavior nor distort the historical reality.  Just as all Germans cannot be characterized as Nazis, all Danes cannot be labeled as rescuers.