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Book reception for 'They Were Us'
May 5th at 16:00 PM
The Danish Jewish Museum is pleased to announce the publication of the book “They Were Us” by Henriette Harris by Alpha Publishing House. It tells the story of the fates behind the names of 8 of the stumbling blocks that have been placed in Denmark since 2019.
Many may have heard of Stumbling Blocks or noticed them in the street scene, but few know the artist and the story behind the artwork. The Stumbling Blocks are a memorial to victims of Nazism and, with its 116.000 stones in 31 European countries, are the world's largest decentralized memorial.
Henriette Harris tells the story of the fates hidden behind the names of eight of the stumbling blocks that have been placed in Denmark since 2019. These include the elderly Jewish couple Salomon and Blume Becker, the young Jewish refugee Alex Eisenberg and the resistance fighter Tage Fox Maule. The stories are based on surviving sources and interviews with the closest relatives.
The book also contains an exciting introduction to Gunter Demnig, the artist behind the memorial, which millions of Europeans encounter every day on their way. Demnig's work lies like an unfinished puzzle across Europe, but few people know his name. Finally, there will be three chapters where the reader will be given guided tours of the stumbling blocks in the three European cities of Oslo, Berlin and Milan.
→ Register for the event latest 1. May of info@jewmus.dk
Behind the glass
Get even more out of your museum visit - take a podcast home with you
With the "Behind the Glass" series, you get exclusive access to the museum's most fascinating objects when the museum's curators and experts take you behind the exhibits. Here you get a unique opportunity to discover the secrets behind some of the museum's most iconic and hidden treasures.
The series focuses on the exhibited objects in the exhibition 'Flight and Persecution in the 20th Century', where museum curators Signe Bergman Larsen and Sara Fredfeldt Stadager delve into the objects and the stories they contain and represent.
A taste of Danish Jewish history
We have produced a unique aquavit!
Our “Isidor Aqvavit” is based on a traditional caraway schnapps with a touch of porse, hand-picked in Thy, not far from Aalborg. It is a tribute to Henius and his importance to Danish industry and food culture.
Snapsen conveys the story of Isidor Henius, who invented the world-famous "Red Aalborg" and was one of the founders of De Danske Spritfabrikker. He revolutionized Danish alcohol production and thus has had a great impact not only on Danish industrial history, but also on food culture.
The schnapps was developed in collaboration with Nyborg Distillery and of course also has kosher certification.
→ You can read much more about Isidor Henius right here
Come by the museum shop and buy the schnapps to take home!
Out of reach of the Nazis
In three sections, historian and author Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard tells the full story of what happened before, during and after the war for the Jews in Bulgaria - and in the occupied territories.
In 1943, the Jews in Bulgaria were on the verge of deportation and extermination, but the disaster was prevented - and Bulgaria thus became the only country in Europe where no Jews died in the Holocaust. The story of the Bulgarian miracle is relatively unknown - but the miracle is also muddy, because in the areas occupied by the Bulgarians, virtually all Jews were killed.
The podcast has been created in collaboration between the Danish Jewish Museum, the Bulgarian Embassy in Copenhagen and Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard.
Auschwitz Day 2025
On January 27, the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held. In Denmark, the day has been named Auschwitz Day, where we remember victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the most infamous concentration camps established during World War II.
On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces entered the camp and revealed the horrific reality of the Holocaust. This day marked a crucial turning point, when the world began to truly understand the full extent of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime.
It is crucially important to hold on to the memory of the Holocaust, not least in a time when the last witnesses are quietly disappearing, and we take on the responsibility of telling the story and keeping the memory alive for future generations.
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