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Prior to the deportation of individuals of Jewish background to the concentration camps there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway. During the Nazi occupation of Norway 772 [ 1 ] of these were arrested, detained, and/or deported, most of them sent to Auschwitz or other extermination camps where 742 were murdered. 23 died as a result of ...
It was titled "The Reisel/Bruland Report on the Confiscation of Jewish Property in Norway during World War II," and is commonly known as the "blue book" and is on file at the Norwegian Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities. Ottosen, Kristian (1994). I slik en natt - historien om deportasjonen av jøder fra Norge. Oslo: Aschehoug.
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, German authorities deported about 768 individuals of Jewish background to concentration camps outside of Norway. [1] Between 28 and 34 of those deported survived [2] their continued imprisonment (following their deportation).
Many Jews who could, fled the country. "Nearly two-thirds of the Jews in Norway fled from Norway". [47] Of these, around 900 Jews were smuggled out of the country by the Norwegian resistance movement, mostly to Sweden but some also to the United Kingdom. [48] In 1942, before deportations started, there were at least 2,173 Jews in Norway.
After most of the Jewish prisoners had been deported, [3] several groups of political prisoners moved in. Conditions deteriorated after this, and disease became prevalent. In April 1943, conditions started to improve somewhat, but Berg was considered among the worst camps in Norway and far worse than Grini.
Decree bans Jews from practicing law 23 June 1941 Sixty Jewish prisoners are imprisoned at Grini: 10 October 1941 All Jews in Norway are ordered to submit their identification papers to be stamped with the letter "J" 26 December 1941 Benjamin Bild dies at Gross-Rosen: 22 January 1942 "Racial" definitions of Jewish identity are formalized in Norway
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, its Jewish community was subject to persecution and deported to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non-Jewish Norwegians who risked their lives to smuggle the refugees out, typically to Sweden. [133]
Pages in category "Jewish Norwegian history" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II; W.