The history of Jews in Norway dates back to the 1400s. Although there were very likely Jewish merchants, sailors and others who entered Norway during the Middle Ages, no efforts were made to establish
Jewish cemetery in Sofienberg, Oslo
Every year the Jewish community of Norway commemorates Henrik Wergeland, the driving force behind the repeal of the ban
Who's Who in the Jewish World. An attache to antisemitic periodical Nationalt Tidsskrift listing Jews and presumed Jews in Norway. First edition was printed in 1925.
Antisemitic graffiti on shop windows in Oslo in 1941. The graffiti at the forefront reads "The Jew parasite got us 9 April" while the graffiti to the side reads "Palestine calls for all Jews. We don't stand them anymore in Norway."
The history of Jews in Sweden can be traced from the 17th century, when their presence is verified in the baptism records of the Stockholm Cathedral. Several Jewish families were baptised into the Lut
History of the Jews in Norway
…admission to the kingdom. This effectively maintained the legal status quo from about 1813 but put Norway sharply at odds with trends in both Denmark and Sweden, where laws and decrees in the early 19th century were granting Jews greater, not more limited liberties. Meanwhile, a small number of Jewish converts…
Fort Fredriksborg in Marstrand contained one of Sweden's first synagogues
Aaron Isaac of Stockholm
Jacob Marcus of Norrköping
Jewish Ordinance of 1782