The Evian Conference

A conference on refugee problems was held on the French shore of Lake Geneva at Evian-les-Bains in July 1938. U.S. President Roosevelt invited European, American, and Australian delegates to discuss the organization of the emigration and resettlement of those persecuted because of their race or religion. At the time, many refugees were fleeing from Germany and Austria. 31 countries met under the chairmanship of Myron Taylor, Roosevelt's emissary.

Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 6

Keter Publishing House, Ltd. 1973

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