: Switzerland in the face of genocide

Switzerland a land of asylum? The words of witnesses

As part of Switzerland’s chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Published on 1 December 2017

Five testimonials by André Panczer, Isidore Jacubowiez, Edmond Richemond, Rosette Tasma-Wielblad and Sabine Sonabend followed by the screening of Closed Country by Kaspar Kasics.

The Last Chance by Leopold Lindtberg

As part of Switzerland’s chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Published on 1 December 2017

Northern Italy, September 1943. An Englishman and an American, escaped prisoners of war, are taken in by a village priest who helps refugees of all nationalities.

Switzerland facing genocide. New research and perspectives

As part of Switzerland’s chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Published on 1 December 2017

During the Second World War, Switzerland was the neutral power whose geostrategic position was most threatened, having been isolated in the heart of German Europe since November 1942.