: Switzerland in the face of genocide

Switzerland, land of asylum? The word of the witnesses

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

Published on 1 December 2017

Five testimonials from 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 English and an American, escaped prisoners of war, are taken in by a village priest who helps refugees of all nationalities.

Switzerland in the face of 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 is the neutral power whose geostrategic position is most threatened, landlocked in the heart of German Europe from November 1942.