Switzerland

A state-owned lottery company in Switzerland has apologized for a crossword scratch card that appeared to feature the word combination “gassed Jew.”

Gábor Hirsch, the founder and former president of the Swiss Contact Point for Holocaust Survivors passed away died on August 20th in Zurich at the age of 90.

About 50% of Jews in Switzerland have experienced harassment and discrimination in the past five years, according to a survey by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).

The Gamaraal foundation has set up a telephone hotline in Switzerland to provide support to Holocaust survivors during the coronavirus crisis.

Basel’s Fine Arts Museum has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to the heirs of Jewish art collector Curt Glaser as compensation for acquiring artworks from him at knock-down prices when he fled Nazi Germany.

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FSCI) and the Foundation against Racism and Antisemitism (GRA) have released their latest report on antisemitic incidents in German-speaking Switzerland. The report notes the troubling rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories online across the country.