New York’s academic community will pay tribute to the Government and people of Denmark here April 26 for the rescue of almost the entire Jewish community of that country by their Danish fellow citizens. A program of music and dance featuring international artists will mark the escape of Denmark’s Jews to Sweden in 1943 after they were slated for deportation to Nazi death camps. The event will be sponsored by Tribute to the Danes, Inc., a foundation which provides scholarships in Israel for Danish youth.
Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, American Jewish Committee president, will be the principal speaker, according to Elias Gechman, founder and chairman of Tribute to the Danes. He will share the platform at the Hunter College Playhouse with G.F.K. Harhoff, Consul General of Denmark, and Rehaveam Amir, Consul General of Israel. The Danish diplomat will be presented with a scroll on behalf of the academic community by Prof, Samuel Abrahamsen.
The Chicago Board of Rabbis presented a testimonial plaque to the Danish Government last week in recognition of its efforts to save Danish Jews. The plaque was accepted by Lorenz Petersen, Consul General of Denmark in Chicago.
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