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Suzanne Brøgger, August 1, 1985

The provocative Danish writer Suzanne Brøgger had only one Jewish grandparent, her mother's father. Yet when Germany occupied her homeland the family was forced to flee. Years later, she wrote: "I don’t believe in ‘identity’ as such, Jewish or otherwise, but as long as there is antisemitism in the world, I will... claim my Jewish heritage." She is shown here on August 1, 1985.

Photographer: Marina Allemano.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Suzanne Brøgger, August 1, 1985." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/brogger-suzanne-small-still-image>.