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
Fort Fredriksborg in Marstrand contained one of Sweden's first synagogues
Aaron Isaac of Stockholm
Jacob Marcus of Norrköping
Jewish Ordinance of 1782
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
History of the Jews in Sweden
…Because Sweden was officially neutral during World War Two, it helped facilitate the rescue of relatively many Jews from Norway and Denmark: in 1942, 900 Norwegian Jews were given asylum from Nazi persecution in their home country, and, most importantly of all, almost the entire Danish Jewish community, some 8,000…
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."