Max Friediger

Dr. Max Friediger

Max Friediger (April 9, 1884 – 1947) was a Danish chief rabbi and a survivor of the Holocaust.

Biography

After the occupation of Denmark by the Wehrmacht together with other Danish Jews, he was interned as a hostage by the occupying power in 1943 in the open state prison at Horserød, and later deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp.[1] Friediger led the church register of approx. 480 Danish Jews in a synagogue located in a storeroom within the camp[2] and later published an account of life in Theresienstadt.

After his death in 1947, his successor as chief rabbi was Marcus Melchior.

References

  1. ↑ Silverman, Jerry (2002). The Undying Flame: Ballads and Songs of the Holocaust. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-0708-3.
  2. ↑ "Terezin’s Hidden Synagogue, Czech Republic". Retrieved 2011-01-10.