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Notes from the Federal Palace
Swiss victims of the Holocaust

Stories and faces of Holocaust survivors

17.08.2015

This book contains the summaries of 16 previously unpublished memoirs of survivors living in Switzerland. It also details the history of the publication of these memoirs, the highlight of which was an official celebration at the Federal Palace in Berne. The FDFA supported the publication of this book. Both the book and the individual memoirs are available free of charge at www.eda.admin.ch/publikationen Keyword: Holocaust.

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