The 10 dark days of Evian
- From July 6 to 15, 1938, representatives from 32 countries and dozens of humanitarian organizations gathered for a conference in the upscale spa town of Evian on the French side of Lake Geneva.
- The idea was to address the issue of how to deal with half a million Jews being persecuted in the Third Reich.
- This was five and a half years after Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany and three and a half months after the annexation of Austria.
Confirmed
- From July 6 to 15, 1938, representatives from 32 countries and dozens of humanitarian organizations gathered for a conference in the upscale spa town of Evian on the French side of Lake Geneva.
- The idea was to address the issue of how to deal with half a million Jews being persecuted in the Third Reich.
- This was five and a half years after Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany and three and a half months after the annexation of Austria.
Sources: DW