Marcus Melchior (1897–1969) was acting chief rabbi of Denmark in 1943 at the time of the rescue of the Danish Jews. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The rescue of the Danish Jews occurred during Nazi Germany 's Occupation of Denmark during World War II.
Marcus 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. Rabbi (pronunciation, although in English usually) in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’ or more literally ‘my great one’ when addressing any master 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. Arne Melchior (born October 22, 1924) son of Marcus Melchior is a retired Danish politician of Jewish descent and supporter of Jewish causes Bent Melchior is a former Chief rabbi of Denmark. Bent Melchior was born in 1929 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. Rabbi Michael Melchior (מיכאל מלכיאור born 31 January 1954) is a Danish-Norwegian rabbi an Israeli Politician and leader of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit He was also the grandfather of Rabbi Ove "Uri" Schwarz who served as the Chief Rabbi of Finland 1982–1987.
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