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Switzerland

Programme of 125th anniversary of First Zionist Congress in Basel announced

More details of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress which will take place in Basel at the end of August 2022 were presented to the public at a press conference.

Swiss Jewish communities hold General Assembly in Bern

The current situation in Ukraine was one of the main topics discussed at the General Assembly of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG/FCSI), hedl in Bern.

Dieudonné sentenced on appeal in Switzerland for antisemitic and negationist remarks

The notorious French comedian Dieudonné has been sentenced on appeal in Geneva for antisemitic remarks made during shows in Switzerland in 2019.

Swiss government votes to set up commission for illegally seized cultural property

The Swiss Federal Council approved a parliamentary motion calling for the establishment of an independent national commission  to make recommendations on the restitution to the original owners in cases of cultural property lost as a result of Nazi persecution.

Swiss Federal Council increases financial support for minorities whose security is threatened

On April 13th 2022, the Swiss Federal Council decided to increase the...

Swiss Jewish Community to unveil memorial to the victims of the Shoah at Davos Jewish Cemetery

On 8 May 2022, exactly 77 years after the end of the...

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