Since 2005, the Oslo Jewish Museum has arranged commemoration events every year on the 26th of November, on the day D/S Donau left Oslo with 529 Jewish prisoners being sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The largest group of Norwegian Jews was sent with one transportation. Through the years, the museum has organized concerts, panel discussions, eyewitness accounts, talks, and so on.
Now, it can be seen that other institutions are organizing commemoration events on the 26th of this year, for example, the National Library. At the Oslo Jewish Museum, we believe that these events contribute to raising awareness of Norwegian-Jewish history in the Norwegian public.
We are already planning the 26th of November event of 2024.
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