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Switzerland

The Breslau Rabbinical Seminary collection to be restored by the Swiss Jewish Community

The "Breslau writings", a collection of important books from the rabbinical seminary in Wrocław, which was destroyed in 1938 by the Nazis, are to be restored and made accessible to a wider public by the Swiss Jewish community.

New book about the presence of Jews in French-Speaking Switzerland published by the Swiss Jewish Community

A new book published by the Swiss Jewish Community sheds light on the presence of Jews in French-speaking Switzerland.

Switzerland to build first national memorial honoring Nazi victims

Switzerland's executive body agreed to help pay for the country's first national memorial to honor the six million Jews and other victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.

Swiss art museum reviews collection for Nazi-looted pieces

The Museum, Kunsthaus Zurich said it would like to see an independent commission set up in the country to tackle the issue of confiscated art by Nazi Germany during World War II. 

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities reports an increase of antisemitic attacks

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) and the GRA Foundation Against Racism and Antisemitism released their 2022 Antisemitism report for the German, Italian and Romansh language areas of Switzerland. 

Basel Canton commissions SIG to manage the regional antisemitism registration office

Basel-Stadt Canton commissions the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities to take over the management of the regional antisemitism registration office. The mandate runs as a pilot from 2023 to the end of 2024.
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