Sigvard Munk (April 17, 1891 – April 10, 1983), was a

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politician for the

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. From 1956 to 1962, he was the

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. In 1943, while

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of the social area, he took the initiative of evacuating the

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scrolls of the

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. He died a week prior to his 92nd birthday.

External links

Book review: ''Erik Henriques Bing: Evakueringen af Københavns Synagoges toraruller i 1943''
1891 births 1983 deaths Mayors of places in Denmark Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians {{Denmark-mayor-stub