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Switzerland

Likrat Austria and Switzerland received the Simon Wiesenthal main prize

The Simon Wiesenthal Prize is a recognition of LIKRAT's efforts and work in the fight against antisemitism and for intercultural understanding.

SIG Secretary General Jonathan Kreutner: “We are seeing a new dimension of antisemitism”

Secretary General of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities Jonathan Kreutner gave an interview to Kirchenbote about the attack on a Jewish man in Zurich amidst the rise of antisemitic incidents in Switzerland.

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities publishes report highlighting the concerning rise of antisemitic incidents in 2023

The “antisemitism of words” has become “antisemitism of action,” says SIG Secretary General Jonathan Kreutner.

Swiss National Council adopts motion for a strategy and action plan against antisemitism

The motion demands that the Swiss federal government, together with the cantons, should develop a strategy and an action plan against racism and antisemitism.

Hundreds gathered in Zurich for a rally against antisemitism

“The fact that someone is attacked so badly in the middle of the city of Zurich is very shocking for all of us" said SIG President Ralph Lewin during the rally.

Swiss President says ‘antisemitism has no place’ in the country

“The knife attack in Zurich shocked me,” President Viola Amherd wrote on X, adding that her thoughts were with the victim and all Jewish citizens in the country.

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