Representatives of Swiss Jewry today expressed “astonishment” at the recent revelation that the initiative for the Nazis stamping the passports of Jews leaving Germany with the letter “J” came from a suggestion by Swiss police authorities in 1938.
The delegates to the 50th anniversary convention of the Assembly of the Federation of Swiss Jewish Communities also criticized the fact that during the Nazi era these same Swiss authorities had come to an agreement with the Nazis that might have involved discriminatory treatment of Swiss Jews.
The delegates also adopted a resolution protesting the “brutal measures” invoked by the Rumanian authorities against Zionist and Jewish leaders. In another resolution, the delegates expressed concern over the unhampered revival of Nazi forces in Germany and the dangers to peace of a revived German militarism.
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