About Max Friediger
Lived 1884 – 1947 (aged 63). Max Friediger was a Danish rabbi.
Max Friediger (9 April 1884 – 9 April 1947 ) was a Danish chief rabbi and a survivor of the Holocaust.
Biography After the occupation of Denmark by the Wehrmacht, Friediger and other high prominent Danish Jews were interned in 1943 in the open state prison at Horserød camp, and later deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp via Swinemünde where on 3 October 1943 he and other Danish Jews were spotted by Danish communists also being deported. Friediger led the church register of approx. 480 Danish Jews in a synagogue located in a storeroom within the camp and later published an account of life in Theresienstadt.
After his death in 1947, his successor as chief rabbi was Marcus Melchior.
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Who was Max Friediger?
Danish Rabbi (1884-1947)
When was Max Friediger born?
Max Friediger was born on 9 April 1884 in Budapest, Copenhagen.
When did Max Friediger die?
Max Friediger died on 9 April 1947 in Copenhagen.
What was Max Friediger's occupation?
Max Friediger was a rabbi.
What nationality was Max Friediger?
Max Friediger was Danish.
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