Swiss reaction to the Nazi genocide: active refusal, passive help
TitleThe Swiss reaction to the Nazi genocide: active refusal, passive help
Author
Call number364.151/0027
Object number08463n
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherColumbia University Press
Year of publication
2011
Physical descriptionpp231-243
MaterialArticle
Series titleThe CERI comparative politics and international studies series
ISBN9780231701723
NotesArticle from the book'Resisting genocide: the multiple forms of rescue' pp231-243
Description
The author shows that the total closure of Switzerland's borders, announced in August 1942, was followed in October by a restrictive refugee policy to which the rescue networks had to adapt. In the course of the war nearly 15,000 Jews were able to enter Switzerland, but about 3,000 were rejected
