In Nazi-occupied Europe during WWII, Denmark was an exception. The courage and humanity that incited ordinary people to extraordinary actions saved 95% of Danish Jews. The photo series ‘Resistance and Rescue’ by Judy Glickman Lauder, artifacts and personal accounts, tell this story of allyship.
Designed to highlight the choices available to governments to be upstanders in the face of prejudice and discrimination, this exhibit demonstrates the importance of governmental policy in the protection of its people. Additionally, it spotlights a history of allyship and advocacy for the Jewish people by non-Jews, and explores the power of photography to record and reveal historical truths.
OPENING PREVIEW SCHEDULE
6:45 p.m. – Doors open
7:00 p.m. – Appetizer, dessert and wine reception
7:25 p.m. – Welcome by Daniel Schulman, JMM Executive Director
7:30 p.m. – Talk by Ralph Shayne, Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II, graphic novel author
8:15 p.m. – Exhibit at a glance with JMM Chief Curator Molly Dubin
DATE:Â Thursday, February 13, 2025
TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Jewish Museum Milwaukee
COST: Members $18 | Nonmembers $25
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Jeff Steren & Jody Sussman-Steren
Bert & Patricia Steigleder Charitable Trust
Fred & Amy Croen
Richard & Nina Edelman
Thanks To Scandinavia
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Rhonda Pelk
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Richard & Neena Florsheim
Christine Gould
Jeffrey Schuster
Maxine Wishner
Randall & Cathy Nemerovski
Robin and Bernard Cohen
O&H DANISH BAKERY
PLOTKIN FAMILY DONOR ADVISED FUND OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Anchored by the photo series ‘Resistance and Rescue: Denmark’s Response to the Holocaust’ on loan from the Florida Holocaust Museum, Choices of Consequence is an originally curated Jewish Museum Milwaukee exhibition. Photograph: Harbor, Gilleleje, 1992, by Judy Glickman Lauder; ‘Resistance and Rescue’