Politics · July 6, 1938

Évian Conference

Name: Évian Conference
Start: 1938-07-06
Location: Évian-les-Bains, France

88 years ago · Évian-les-Bains, France

88th anniversary

The Évian Conference was convened 6–15 July 1938 at Évian-les-Bains, France, to address the problem of German and Austrian Jewish refugees wishing to flee persecution by Nazi Germany. It was the initiative of United States President Franklin D.

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