1997: Switzerland- Jewish organizations seeking compensation for Holocaust

Swiss President Jean-Pascal Delamuraz apologizes for deriding as “blackmailers” the Jewish organizations seeking compensation for Holocaust survivors whose assets were held by Swiss banks.

To: 
Jewish Community
From: 
Switzerland
Year of Apology: 
1997
Footnote: 
Martin, Gordon. “Swiss ‘Blackmail’ Apology.” Daily Telegraph. January 16, 1997.