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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

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The Forgotten Story of Czech Jewish Teens

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In 1939, 150 Czech Jewish teens fled from the Nazis and found safety in Denmark. They lived with Danish families and worked on the farms.

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A documentary based on the story of the 150 Czech Jewish teens.

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“We had to resist in order to keep our humanity.” – Primo Levi

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“To fight against oppression is the highest act of humanity.” – Unknown Holocaust Survivor

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These brave teenagers fought in the face of unbearable hardship, escaping brutal torture and saving themselves. During the Holocaust, their story is remembered as a lesser-known but significant act of resistance that hopefully drove others to stand against oppression and defend their freedoms.

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Youth Aliyah, which translates to "youth immigration" in Hebrew, was a broader movement that included the Zionist organization that assisted in planning the teenagers' escape. Jewish leaders founded it in the 1930s because they thought that young Jews in Europe should be sent to Palestine, which was then ruled by the British, to help create a new Jewish homeland and escape growing antisemitism.

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A bold rescue attempt began in 1943 after the Nazis announced that Denmark's 7,000 Jews were no longer free. The great majority managed to flee across the sea to safety in Sweden.

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The yellow Star of David had to be worn on Jewish clothing. The German word for Jew, "Jude," was frequently printed on this symbol, which had to be worn conspicuously on the chest at all times.Not only was identification the goal, but Jews were to be isolated, dehumanized, and humiliated.

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by: Judy Garland

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by: Judy Garland

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This song resonates with the Czech Jewish teens eluding Czechoslovakia because it was relevant during this time and its lyrics, specifically, “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby”.  talk about a better future, and a place where things are better. When the teens were fleeing from Czechoslovakia away from the Nazis this song could represent their desire to find a safe place, “over the rainbow”, like Judy Garland.

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Anne Marie and Judith Shaked, they were best friends during there time in Denmark and they just reunited.

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Anne Marie and Judith Shaked, they were best friends during there time in Denmark and they just reunited.

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150 teenagers from the ages 14-16 escaped from Czechoslovakia to Denmark. They lived with foster families and worked on farms.

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Teenage Jewish Czech refugees in Denmark in the early years of World War II.

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Teenage Jewish Czech refugees in Denmark in the early years of World War II.

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During the fall of 1939, 150 Czech Jewish teens fled from Czechoslovakia to Denmark. This had been planned by different agencies and groups such as the youth division of the Jewish Agency, Zionist youth groups, Danish peace league, and multiple Jewish communities as well. Their ages ranged from 14-16. They were taken in by Danish families, living in foster homes and working on farms. Many years later, in 2012 these survivors reunited.

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The Zionist group organized that the jews would escape.

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Judith Shaked was a Jewish teen who escaped the Nazis and fled to Denmark. She was one of the several teens who were selected by Youth Aliyah movement for a journey to Denmark She travelled to Denmark and lived in a foster family in the Danish countryside.

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Czechoslovakia --> Denmark --> Palestine -->Sweden --> some went to South Africa, Israel, the US

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How 150 Czech Jewish teens escaped the Holocaust and found each other again, 70 years later

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In the Czech ‘Sophie’s Choice,’ some families were only able to choose one child for what proved to be a lifesaving journey

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“I think that’s one of the reasons she didn’t stay in Israel,” Fine added. “After all she had been through, escaping the Holocaust, it was painful for her.”