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The SKKG Foundation in Winterthur will return the Ferdinand Hodler painting 'Lake Thun with Blüemlisalp and Niesen' to the heirs of its former Jewish owner, Martha Adrianna Nathan, who was forced to sell the artwork due to persecution by the Nazi regime.
4 months ago · 1 source
History
The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service is granting public access to its previously classified file on notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, revealing new details about his time in and connections to Switzerland after World War II.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Credit Suisse
A US Senate committee investigation has revealed that Credit Suisse managed approximately 890 accounts with suspected links to the Nazi regime, some of which remained open until as recently as 2020. The probe accuses the bank of having more extensive ties to the SS than previously known, reigniting questions about Switzerland's historical financial conduct.
SWI swissinfo.ch
banking
Swiss bank working with independent ombudsman to examine possible unreported WWII-era accounts
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