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Just founded, the organization prepares its first major event, a dinner in honor of Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag.
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1963 |
Dr. Karl Henrik Koster and Richard Netter |
Bengt Petri, Borge,
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1969 |
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Beth Israel Medical Center honors Dr. Karl Henrik Koster for his role in the valiant rescue of Danish Jews. Thanks To Scandinavia subsequently establishes a scholarship exchange between Beth Israel and Bispebjerg Hospitalin Copenhagen, where Dr. Koster worked. |
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| Chief Judge William M. Campbell with early supporters of TTS |
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| Thanks To Scandinavia’s Victor Borge performs A Night to Remember at Lincoln Center in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the rescue of Danish Jews. |
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1973 |
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1983 |
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Thanks To Scandinavia reaches a $1 million endowment for “thank you” scholarships to Scandinavians. |
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TTS begins the exchange of medical professionals between Denmark and the U.S. |
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1989 |
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Thanks To Scandinavia co-sponsors a conference on Rescue of Jews in Scandinavia at the University of Minnesota. |
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Shimon Peres inaugurates the TTS Holst Scholarships at Hebrew University |
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| The first TTS reunion at the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland |
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| Thanks To Scandinavia completes the publication of a series of books about the rescue of Jews in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. |
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2000 |
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Thanks To Scandinavia becomes an institute of AJC and hosts its first alumni reunions in Scandinavian capitals. At the end of the year, Victor Borge dies at age 91, leaving a tremednous legacy of music, humor and dedication behind. |
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Richard Netter and Victor Borge with TTS scholarship recipients at a reception in New York City, 2000. |
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2002 |
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Thanks To Scandinavia introduces a scholarship in recognition of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during the war and the friendship that Bulgaria has shown to the United States and Israel in the past decade. |
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| Having awarded over 3000 scholarships, TTS continues strong — building friendships and celebrating the enduring lessons of a hopeful moment in history. |
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