The boat of Gilbert Lassen, a fisherman from the village of Gilleleje, Denmark, used to smuggle Jews to Sweden in October 1943

 

In October 1943, the Danish underground initiated an operation to transfer Jews to the Swedish coast in boats, thereby saving most of Denmark’s Jews.

Gilbert Lassen ferried the Jews in his boat to a ship waiting about 200 meters from the shore, which took them to Sweden.

Yad Vashem Artifacts Collection
Donated by Richard Oestermann, Jerusalem, Israel