Jewish people were simply Danish people, and an attack on any of them was simply an attack on Danish citizens. " The point is that the political will of Danish Society precluded any action against the Jewish minority. That is hard to find when the entire society denies the right of the stronger. Lidegaard argues that it was difficult for the Nazis to act against the Danish Jews because "few felt it was necessary, fewer that it was right. If so, we would have to reject it outright following their protection under the constitution." The king agreed that he would reject any such demands, adding "If the request was made, the right attitude would be for all of us to wear the star of David." A concern was raised: "Considering the inhuman treatment of the Jews not only in Germany but also in other countries under German occupation, one could not help but worry that one day this request would also be presented to us. In early 1941, the acting Danish Prime Minister was in conversation with the aging King Christian X about the situation in their country. In the author's note at the start of the book, Lidegaard tells the story of the birth of a myth that encapsulates the whole story. Using previously unpublished diaries, Bo Lidegaard recounts what took place in Denmark during the period in September and October 1943 when the Nazi occupying forces tried to enact a mass deportation. The account of how the Jewish people of Denmark were protected by their fellow Danish citizens during the Second World War is an inspiring and challenging story.
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