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Marcus Melchior (1897 – 1969) was acting chief rabbi of Denmark in 1943 at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews .1Marcus Melchior came from a prominent Jewish family in Denmark. After a few years as rabbi in Germany, 1934 he became rabbi for the Jewish Community in Copenhagen , from 1947 as chief rabbi in Denmark. 1943–45 he was acting rabbi for the Jewish refugees from Denmark in Sweden. After WW2 he pleaded for reconciliation with the new Germany. Though his background was orthodox, his rhetorical skills and his culturally open attitudes made him a popular lecturer also outside Jewish circles. He fathered four sons and two daughters, two of them are: Arne Melchior (who became a frontbench Danish politician and government minister) and Binyamin (Bent) Melchior . In 1969, the latter succeeded his father as chief rabbi in Copenhagen, and is the father of Michael Melchior , who is chief rabbi in Norway and emigrated to Israel in 1986 where he became a member of the Knesset for the Labour-Meimad faction. He was also the grandfather of Rabbi Ove "Uri" Schwarz who served as the Chief Rabbi of Finland 1982–1987. v t e v t e2
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marcus Melchior (1897 – 1969) was acting chief rabbi of Denmark in 1943 at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marcus Melchior (1897 – 1969) was the rabbi of the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark , at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943, during the Second World War .After escaping with his family and other Danish Jews to Sweden, he served as the acting rabbi for the Jewish refugees in Sweden until the end of the war, in mid 1945.In 1947 he became the chief rabbi of Denmark, a post he held until his death, in 1969.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marcus Melchior (1897 – 1969) was a Danish rabbi. The rabbi of the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark , at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943, during the Second World War . After escaping with his family and other Danish Jews to Sweden, he served as the acting rabbi for the Jewish refugees in Sweden until the end of the war, in mid 1945. In 1947 he became the chief rabbi of Denmark, a post he held until his death, in 1969.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Marcus Melchior (1897 – 1969) was a Danish rabbi. The rabbi of the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark , at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943, during the Second World War . After escaping with his family and most other Danish Jews to Sweden, he served as the acting rabbi for the Jewish refugees in Sweden until the end of the war, in mid 1945. In 1947 he became the chief rabbi of Denmark, a post he held until his death, in 1969.
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acting chief rabbi of denmark in 1943 at the time of the rescue of the danish jews
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