Denmark did something that no one could replicate during the Holocaust. What they have accomplished is something many nations have failed to do. They managed to save all their Jews during the Nazi campaign. Their story is a bright light in the darkness of the Holocaust. Where many other nations have failed, they have succeeded. The country of Denmark managed to save its Jewish people in a way that other nations should have followed in the holocaust. To know how Denmark managed to save its people, we must first understand the culture behind Danish-Jewish culture and life before the Holocaust. The focal point of Jewish culture in Denmark is located in the city of Copenhagen. Copenhagen is a city where the majority of Danish Jews live. Copenhagen Jews are the oldest and most entrenched minority group in Denmark. The community was founded in 1684. Most of the Jewish citizens claim to be fully Danish. There are some cultural differences between Danish Jews and other Jews. For example, Jews in other countries believe that a child's mother must be Jewish to be considered Jewish. Danish Jews don't believe in such things. Danish Jews believe that one's personal faith is what determines whether one is Jewish. Furthermore, there is a mixture of traditional Jewish culture and Danish culture. Most Jews believe in the Kosher diet, which prevents them from eating prohibited animals, such as pork. A huge conflict between Danish and Jewish cultures is that the foods that Kosher says not to eat make up a large part of traditional Danish meals. Many Danish Jews have adapted a system in which they eat kosher when at home and eat traditional Danish foods when eating in public. On another note; alt...... middle of paper......“Buckser, Andrew. "Rescue and cultural context during the Holocaust: Grundtvigian nationalism and the rescue of Danish Jews". Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 19.2 (2001): 1. Premier Academic Research. Network. January 29, 2014." "Lammers, Karl Chirstian. “The Holocaust and collective memory in Scandinavia: the Danish case.” Scandinavian Journal of History 36.5 (2011): 570-586. Premier of academic research. Web 27 January 2014”Lidegaard, Bo. Countrymen: The story of how Danish Jews fled the Nazis, of the courage of their countrymen, and of the extraordinary role of the SS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013." "Moore, Harald F. "Immigration to Denmark and Norway." Scandinavian Studies 82.3 (2010): 355-364. Premier of academic research. Network. February 3. 2014.”