Chapter 10 · Sweden's modern history
Från vilket ockuperat grannland flydde omkring 7 000 judar till Sverige 1943?
From which occupied neighbouring country did around 7,000 Jews flee to Sweden in 1943?
Correct answer: Denmark
Many Danish Jews crossed the Öresund to Sweden in 1943. Escape and rescue efforts helped them evade planned Nazi deportations.
Key words
räddningsinsats · rescue operationfly · flee
Source: Forum för levande historia: Tidslinje – Sverige och Förintelsen · 1943: Alla danska judar är välkomna till Sverige; 7 000 över Öresund
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Why this option does not fit
Finland
Finland was not the country involved in this 1943 rescue across the Öresund.
Polen
Polish Jews faced the Holocaust, but this escape took place from Denmark.
Norge
Jews also fled Norway, but this large operation concerned Denmark.