A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews During World War II

by Emmy E. Werner

Book Overview

The people of Denmark managed to save almost their country's entire Jewish population from extinction in a spontaneous act of humanity - one of the most compelling stories of moral courage in the history of World War II. Drawing on many personal accounts, Emmy Werner tells the story of the rescue of the Danish Jews from the vantage-point of living eyewitnesses- the last survivors of an extraordinary conspiracy of decency that triumphed in the midst...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813342783
• ISBN13: 9780813342788
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Uplifting Holocaust Book

I have been studying books concerning those who rescued Jews during the Nazi era for about 10 years. Obviously, this can be a depressing enterprise. However, this book, The Conspiracy of Decency, has the distinction of being the only holocaust book I have read that made me feel absolutely wonderful when I concluded it. For Yad Vashem to honor the entire nation of Denmark for its rescue efforts is telling in itself, but this book is extremely well written and probes the motivation of the rescuers as well as their heroic actions. I highly recommend this book!

Very moving with good historical detail

Great quotations that make you feel what it was like to live during the Holocaust in Denmark.

A Chance Find; A Real Treasure

I came across this book at the local library recently. This slim volume tells the courageous but little known true story about how the Danish people saved the vast majority of it's Jewish population from the death camps. The text is complemented by a number of photos. This book is worth the effort to locate.