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1945
Czechia
Antisemitism

“White Buses” rescue Scandinavian Jews

As part of the Swedish “White Buses” humanitarian mission, 423 Scandinavian Jews were evacuated from Theresienstadt on 15 April. This late rescue operation, negotiated with Nazi authorities, saved a small portion of prisoners from the ghetto, which was still ravaged by hunger and disease.

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