Antisemitism in Denmark: Copy papers
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Creator(s)
- Dänischer Verband gegen Rassenhass
Biographical History
The book had 3 parts: 1) Before the Nazi period. To show that the anti- Gypsy policy did not just suddenly emerge 2) The Nazi period 3) After 1945. This was to show how in many places discrimination continued.
Archival History
A covering note from the Jewish Central Information Office, dated 8 September 1937, states that this material came via the said organisation, (the predecessor to the Wiener Library)
Scope and Content
The papers in this collection relate to the trial of 6 Danish Nazis for anti-semitic libel, in Copenhagen in 1937. The defendants include Ernst Lemvigh Müller, Niels Olsen, editor of the National-Socialistiks Maanedhaefte, Aag Henning Andersen, Nannestad Møoller, Valdemar Jensen, editor of Stormen and Betty Henning. The longest sentence was 80 days. The collection includes the transcript of a declaration by the Chief Rabbi of Denmark, which takes the form of written answers to questions about the content of the anti-semitic publications produced by the defendants
Conditions Governing Access
Open