Number the stars

8^th grade reading

Name:_______________

   You will be doing some research into the resistance movement in Denmark during World War II. As you know, many Danish people bravely helped their country’s Jews escape the Germans. You may visit any of the following sites to answer these questions.

 Danish resistancehttp://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/revolt/danishresistance.

The Danish resistance http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/danish_resistance.htm

Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005209

Rescue http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/media_nm.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005185&MediaId=3374 watch slide show

Rescue of the Jews in Denmark http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/danish/

you can also follow links at end of article

Denmark: rescue of Danish Jews http://www.auschwitz.dk/Denmark.htm

Denmark: living with the enemy http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/films/afmp/stories/denmark.php

1. How many Jews lived in Denmark at the beginning of the war?__________
2. Were all the Jews Danish citizens?______ If not, from what areas/countries did some Jews come?____________________
3. Who were the chalutzim?__________________________
4. At the beginning of the war (1940-1942) describe how the Jews in Denmark were treated by the Germans. _______________________________________________________________________________________________Were there any laws or regulations in place just for the Jews during this time period? If so, describe them.________________________________________________
5. On what date did the Germans enter Denmark?_______________
6. Discuss whether the Danish government was still able to govern normally (make their own decisions without German interference) from 1940-1942_________________________________________________________
7. What deal did the Danish government make with the Germans when they first came so the Danes could continue to live fairly normally?_________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. In the beginning of the war, how did most Danes feel about the Germans?__________________________________________
9. What big change did the Germans make in 1943?_________________________________________________________________________________What were the Germans now going to do to the Danish  Jews?_________________________________________________________________________________________
10. What did the Danish government do in 1943?___________________________________________
11. Were the Danish Jews ever forced to wear the star of David or any other identification?______________ Did the King ever wear the star or an armband as a show of support for the Jews?________
12.  Give a example of how either the king supported or persecuted the Jewish people___________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Who warned the Danes that the Jewish people were going to be taken by the Germans?_____________
14. Give 2 examples of how the Danish police refused to cooperate with the Germans in trying to capture the Jews____________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. What was probably the real reason the Danes decided to help the Jews?_____________________________________________________________________
16. Where were some places the Danish people hid the Jews?______________________________________________________________________
17. How did the Jews actually leave the country?______________________________
18. Name three places in Denmark where the Jews were smuggled out of the country________________________________________
19. To what country did most of the Jews go?__________________
20. What was the name of the Danish resistance group that formed in 1943?__________
21. Where was the actual headquarters for this group?___________________
22. Describe some of the acts of sabotage or defiance that were committed against the Germans starting in 1943____________________________________________________________________________________________________
23. What was the real purpose of the sabotage?________________________________________________________________
24. What role did Preben Munch Nielsen play in helping the Jews?__________________________________________
25. How many Danish Jews were captured? ________Where were they sent after they were caught? _______________________________How did they manage to avoid getting sent to the death camps like the Jews from other parts of Europe? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
26. How many Danish Jews actually died at the hands of the Germans during war?________________
27. When the Jews returned to Denmark after the war, what did they find out about their homes and businesses?_________________________________________________

Bonus: What is a Kongemærket and why is it significant to the story Number the Stars?__________________________________________________________