Judy Glickman Lauder: The Danish Exception, is a photograph presentation that complements the Museum’s exhibition Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark.
Made in 1993, the photographs on view feature striking portraits of both rescuers and survivors, alongside shadowy interiors where Jewish people and cultural heritage found refuge. The photographs are accompanied by text excerpts from Glickman Lauder’s interviews and firsthand research.
Almost fifty years after the rescue, Glickman Lauder visited many people and places that made the heroic rescue possible. She used her fine photographic eye to capture and immortalize people and places that form that unique history. The Danish Exception offers a poetic affirmation of resistance, survival, and triumph, highlighting the extraordinary bravery and selflessness of those involved in the Danish Rescue.
“I had the opportunity to meet, interview, and photograph Danish Resistance leaders, rescuers, and Jewish survivors. These extraordinary people shared their individual experiences and led me to the sites where the events of 1943 had unfolded… the Danish people came to symbolize hope for me – a force of goodness in a world gone mad”, Judy Glickman Lauder said of the experience creating the work.