Children…

“One day, these heinous crimes will be forced into the light.
Peoples will find out what really happened behind the iron
curtains. The truth will triumph and the veil will be lifted.
Much is already known. The fragments of the larger picture fill
us with fear. (…) In our immediate vicinity, we have witnessed
scenes that have filled us with horror. The death ship was loaded
and departed with innocent people, with no regard for their
age or sex. They were herded on board like cattle on their way
to the slaughter. Their crime lies in their race. Nothing else has
been held against them. They are to be exterminated. (…) It is
as if the stones themselves cry out to curse the perpetrators of
this crime. Children’s eyes filled with terror; heart-wrenching
cries from mothers; vain pleas and prayers from the mature
and aged – these scenes are enough to make one promise never
to forget, never excuse, never compromise. Because here radical
evil is met. At stake is the choice between man and devil.”
COUNTY GOVERNOR ARTHUR ENGBERG IN VECKO-JOURNALEN, ISSUE 50, 1942
Aided by Norwegian resistance groups, ordinary civilians and the tacit approval of
the Swedish authorities, 1,100 Jews reached Sweden. An opinion poll conducted
in early 1943 showed that the deportation of Norway’s Jews had a greater impact
on Swedes than any other event during 1942.
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