Which country was able to save the most Jews during the holocaust?

Answer 1

Thanks to Elinore Roosevelts fight some Jews were finally allowed into the US. Her husband F.D.R. turned back boats of refugees who were then executed.Denmark and Finland did MUCH better

Answer 2

Many countries sheltered children of Jewish parents- the canadians started a large scale host parent program, and the many travelled to the united states. But one of the more surprising stories was how over 80 percent of the Jewish children living in France in 1939 survived. Most were given non-Jewish identities to keep them hidden, and given shelter in foster homes, boarding schools, convents, requiring massive help from the French people. Innumerable French citizens provided aid of a less active kind: they remained silent, even when they suspected the children were fugitives.

Answer 3

The answer to this would have to be Denmark. The Nazis invaded Denmark and Norway on April 9th 1940. Although there was a small minority of Jews in Denmark at the time, anti semitic activities in the country didnt start immediately after the invasion like it had in places like Poland.

This is mainly because Hitler actually liked the Danes and Norwegians as they fit his model of the blonde haired blue eyed "nordic" aryans of his so called master race.

He therefore left the danes to their own devices and they were allowed to keep their own government and make their own laws. Hitler and the nazi representative in Denmark Werner Best wanted to keep order and score Propaganda points against the allies. They wanted to make Demark a "model protectorate". This would show the rest of Europe how good life could be under nazi control. As a result of this anti Jewish persecutions were scarce for a short period.

However as the war went on danish resistance groups began to become more hostile to the nazi occupation and the German authorities began to strip away the powers of the danish government.

HItler and Heinrich Himmler then planned to have the danish Jews rounded up and deported to Auschwitz in October 1943. However Werner Best found out about this before the order was given and informed the danish authorities.

The danish authorities and danish civilian non Jews set about helping roughly 8,000 Jews onto fishing boats sail to safety in neutral unnocupied Sweden.

This action meant 99 per cent of danish Jews survived the Holocaust.

The 450 or so who were captured were sent to Thereisenstadt Concentration Camp with approximatley 102 dying of disease overall.

Answer 4

There are a little under 14,000 people of various nations recognized as Righteous Among the Nations; Gentiles who selflessly rescued Jews during the Holocaust.

Denmark is the only nation that worked together to save its Jews. Over 99% of Danish Jews survived.

Answer 5

Every country in Europe partially saved people from the holocaust. People would hide Jews in their homes until the holocaust was over.

Answer 6

Poland.