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Switzerland's so-called "neutrality" during the Holocaust

Switzerland's so-called "neutrality" during the...

BACKGROUND Since 1515, the concept of Swiss neutrality has been one of the main principles of Switzerland’s foreign policy. Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Switzerland had a...

Switzerland's so-called "neutrality" during the...

BACKGROUND Since 1515, the concept of Swiss neutrality has been one of the main principles of Switzerland’s foreign policy. Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Switzerland had a...

the Red Cross and the Holocaust

the Red Cross and the Holocaust

BACKGROUNDThe Red Cross was founded in 1863 by Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman horrified by what he witnessed in the Italian battlefield during the Battle of Volturno. By 1933, the...

the Red Cross and the Holocaust

BACKGROUNDThe Red Cross was founded in 1863 by Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman horrified by what he witnessed in the Italian battlefield during the Battle of Volturno. By 1933, the...

every nation that has ever outlawed Zionism then went on to persecute its Jews

every nation that has ever outlawed Zionism the...

INTRODUCTION  Regardless of whether one believes that anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic or not, we must recognise that, historically, those who’ve persecuted “Zionists” have made no distinction in their persecution between...

every nation that has ever outlawed Zionism the...

INTRODUCTION  Regardless of whether one believes that anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitic or not, we must recognise that, historically, those who’ve persecuted “Zionists” have made no distinction in their persecution between...

6 million: what does that number really mean?

6 million: what does that number really mean?

For decades, we’ve heard the statistic that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. I personally think that the figure has lost much of its meaning, so I’ve decided...

6 million: what does that number really mean?

For decades, we’ve heard the statistic that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. I personally think that the figure has lost much of its meaning, so I’ve decided...

the Danish and the Holocaust

the Danish and the Holocaust

INTRODUCTIONOver 60 percent of Jews in Europe perished in the Holocaust. In some countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, an astronomic 90+ percent of Jews were murdered. It’s important to...

the Danish and the Holocaust

INTRODUCTIONOver 60 percent of Jews in Europe perished in the Holocaust. In some countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, an astronomic 90+ percent of Jews were murdered. It’s important to...

Napoleon's agreement with the Jews

Napoleon's agreement with the Jews

  BACKGROUND  For hundreds of years, Jews in Europe lived under unequal laws. For example, they were forbidden from working certain jobs, forced to wear specific outfits to make them...

Napoleon's agreement with the Jews

  BACKGROUND  For hundreds of years, Jews in Europe lived under unequal laws. For example, they were forbidden from working certain jobs, forced to wear specific outfits to make them...