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Bookmark or Share- The Evian Conference | Facing History & OurselvesUS President Franklin Roosevelt called for an international conference in 1938 to discuss the growing Jewish refugee crisis intensified by the German takeover of Austria. In July 1938, delegates from 32 nations met in Evian, France.
- Évian Conference - WikipediaThe 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.
- Emigration and the Evian Conference | Holocaust EncyclopediaIn July 1938, a conference of nations met at Evian, France, to discuss the issue of Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Nazi Germany and trying to enter other countries. The Evian Conference had very little impact on the plight of the refugees.
- Evian Conference | Holocaust EncyclopediaFrom July 6–15, 1938, delegates from 32 countries and representatives from refugee aid organizations attend the Evian Conference in Evian, France. They discussed options for settling Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany as immigrants elsewhere in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.
- The Evian Conference | Holocaust EncyclopediaIn July 1938, delegates from 32 countries met in Evian, France for a conference on the refugee crisis. The delegates expressed sympathy for the Jews who were seeking to flee Nazi persecution. Most countries, however, refused to admit more refugees.
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