Yet , they were rescued , because most Danes at the time saw the Nazi assault against them as a violation of the sense of justice on which their nation was built . The Danes resisted persecution of their Jewish countrymen , writes Bo Lidegaard . He asks : Would anyone rescue their countrymen today , even at the risk of their own safety ? In a new book about Denmark's resistance to Nazi persecution, Danish historian Bo Lidegaard argues that Denmark was not only able to resist but also helped save thousands of Jews from being sent to concentration camps The escape of the Danish Jews shows to us the importance of the answers , he writes .
The Danes resisted persecution of their Jewish countrymen , writes Bo Lidegaard . He asks : Would anyone rescue their countrymen today , even at the risk of their own safety ? In a new book about Denmark's resistance to Nazi persecution, Danish historian Bo Lidegaard argues that Denmark was not only able to resist but also helped save thousands of Jews from being sent to concentration camps The escape of the Danish Jews shows to us the importance of the answers , he writes .