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Switzerland and the Holocaust Assets

International Press

The following are links to articles related to the Holocaust assets published by the international press. [disclaimer]



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  • A selection of articles published by the Swiss press

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  • Switzerland-Related stories from the Associated Press (type "switzerland" in the search field)
  • Search Yahoo for Swiss Banks and the Holocaust
  • Swiss Banks and Holocaust Assets by the New York Times
  • Report on Switzerland's wartime actions by PBS' Frontline
  • L'affaire des avoirs juifs en Suisse (dossier, Le Monde, 1997)
  • Les mémoires de ls Shoah (série, Le Monde, 1996)
  • Expanded coverage by Globes (Israel)
  • A list of all the newspaper's Web sites in the world
  • Next Articles by the International Press

    19.4.97 -- Enthüllungen, die oft nur Altbekanntes bieten. Milliarden wurden in der NS-Zeit verschoben, der gute Ruf der Schweizer Banken scheint dahin. (Die Welt)
    10.4.97 -- WJC fund-raising appeal renews hostility toward Swiss. (Jerusalem Post)
    4.4.97 -- Versicherer prüfen Ansprüche. Opfer des Holocaust reichen Klage gegen mehrere Unternehmen ein. (Die Welt)
    3.4.97 -- Europas Versicherungen droht Milliardenklage. Opfer des Naziterrors machen Ansprüche geltend. (Die Welt)
    3.4.97 -- Holocaustfonds spaltet die Schweiz. Regierung will Gold verkaufen - Ehemaliger Zentralbankchef Leutwiler übt scharfe Kritik. (Die Welt)
    22.3.97 -- Bank of England's Nazi gold 'was from Holocaust victims'. (Telegraph)
    6.3.97 -- Swiss to put £3bn in fund for victims of Holocaust. (Telegraph)
    5.3.97 -- After 50 years of isolation in the Alps the Swiss are tarnished by Nazi gold. (Telegraph)
    26.2.97 -- Agreement reported on Holocaust fund. (Jerusalem Post)
    24.2.97 -- Echoes of the Holocaust. (Time Magazine)
    24.2.97 -- A painful history. (Time Magazine)
    31.1.97 -- Swiss praised for Nazi gold investigation. (Telegraph)
    25.1.97 -- New evidence of Swiss Holocaust plunder. (Telegraph)
    25.1.97 -- 'In a way, they stole from my family'. (Telegraph)
    20.1.97 -- Volcker panel to probe document shredding. (Jerusalem Post)
    19.1.97 -- WJC vs. Swiss: Knockout or self-destruction. (Jerusalem Post)
    18.1.97 -- Foreign Office admits error on value of Nazi stolen gold. (Telegraph)
    15.1.97 -- Swiss Bank 'Regrets' Shredding Wartime Documents. (New York Times)
    15.1.97 -- Nazi papers thrown out. (Telegraph)
    15.1.97 -- Eizenstat calls on Jewish leaders to cooperate with Swiss authorities. (Jerusalem Post)
    15.1.97 -- Appelle zur Mäßigung im Streit um Nazi-Gold. Attacken gegen Schweiz - Vorwurf der Geldwäsche. (Die Welt)
    12.1.97 -- Switzerland is not afraid of the truth', opinion by Swiss ambassador Thomas Borer. (Jerusalem Post)
    8.1.97 -- Swiss seek 'to make amends' over Holocaust funds. (Jerusalem Post)
    2.1.97 -- Foreign Ministry pushes Swiss to act on Holocaust assets. (Jerusalem Post)
    2.1.97 -- Swiss Choutspa. (Maariv)
    1.1.97 -- Swiss president: Holocaust compensation plan is blackmail. (Jerusalem Post)
    12.12.96 -- Swiss Promise 'Sweeping Study' Into Jewish Victims' Money. (New York Times)
    6.12.96 -- Swiss 'helped smuggle Nazi loot to Argentina'. (Telegraph)
    Nov. 96 -- Assemblyman Hikind Applauds Senator D'Amato For Convening Public Hearings. (Country Yossi)
    22.11.96 -- Wartime Dealings in Gold, Jewish Money, Haunt Swiss. Nation's banks and politicians consider creating reconciliation fund. (Christian Science Monitor)
    13.11.96 -- Swiss banks face attack in investigation. (Financial Times)
    4.11.96 -- One Family's Vanished Fortune. (Time Magazine)
    4.11.96 -- Called to Account. (Time Magazine)
    2.11.96 -- War's Plunder and the Swiss. (New York Times)
    31.10.96 -- Swiss envoy in US: Efforts to return Holocaust-era assets being sniped at. (Jerusalem Post)
    20.10.96 -- Swiss admit 1949 deal to transfer unclaimed money to Poland. (Jerusalem Post)
    6.10.96 -- Holocaust survivor files $20b. lawsuit against Swiss bank. (Jerusalem Post)
    28.9.96 -- Sitting on a gold-mine of national shame. (Telegraph)
    27.9.96 -- 'Gold Rush' on Swiss Banks: Story of Nazi Loot Unfolds. Past dealings with Hitler's Germany come under renewed scrutiny. (Christian Science Monitor)
    19.9.96 -- Swiss 'backtracking on Nazi gold pledge'. (Telegraph)
    12.9.96 -- Secrets buried in the Swiss vaults. (Telegraph)
    11.9.96 -- Swiss urged to give up Nazi gold. (Telegraph)
    29.7.96 -- Britain 'knew Swiss kept Nazi stolen gold'. (Telegraph)
    7.4.95 -- Germans criticise Swiss for failing to admit 'war crimes'. (Telegraph)


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