Evian Conference, 1938: Convened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to rescue Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany
Evian France, July 6-15, 1938
This article, from the US Holocaust Museum, places the conference in an historical perspective.
This article from Israel’s Yad Vashem provides a summary of the conference and its failure.
Following are some news stories on the conference:
“Evian Conferees Divided on Scope”
“Huge Refugee Problem is Revealed at Evian”
“Evian Group Ready to Approach Reich”
“World Searched for Havens”
Get The Wire
With nearly 100,000 subscribers, the Wire is one of the largest American publications dedicated to justice. Every week, we cover important news from Palestine, the United States, and the Palestine solidarity movement — and provide ways to take action.