King Christian X of Denmark and The People of Denmark
Denmark

Unlike most European countries, Denmark had a long uninterrupted history of tolerance and accommodation with its Jewish population, which it viewed as an extension of itself. When the Danish Jews were persecuted, the democratic fabric of the nation suffered. Therefore, in response to the imminent removal of over 7,800 Jews, the Danes, led by their King Christian X, organized and accomplished the most spectacular single movement and rescue of the persecuted people in wartime Europe. With the exception of about 500 Jews who were captured, committed suicide, or who fled independently, the entire Jewish population was ferried to Sweden in the early days of October 1943.

When the war ended in May 1945 Jews began to return to Denmark from Sweden. On their return Danish Jews found their businesses intact, and some had profits put in banks in their absence.

Schools had retained places for the Jewish population; furniture had been stored, homes remained.