LeBor,A. Hitler's Secret Bankers. 1997
LeBor, Adam. Hitler's Secret Bankers: The Myth of Swiss Neutrality During
the Holocaust. Secaucus NJ: Birch Lane Press (Carol Publishing Group), 1997.
261 pages.
In the early 1990s, the World Jewish Restitution Organization and the
World Jewish Congress, with help from U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato, put
pressure on Switzerland to compensate holocaust victims for stolen money and
property that the Nazis had deposited in Swiss banks. Other wartime Jews
opened accounts in Switzerland at the first hint of trouble ahead, but for
years Swiss bankers demanded death certificates from surviving heirs before
releasing assets, even though no such certificates were issued at Auschwitz.
This book reveals the extent of Swiss collaboration with the Nazis.
Despite its stolen gold from Belgium and Holland, the Nazis needed foreign
currency to pay for the war machine. The happy combination of formal Swiss
neutrality, along with discreet and uninquisitive Swiss bankers, allowed
the Nazis to exchange this gold for currency. The Swiss-based Bank for
International Settlements, and its American president, Thomas McKittrick,
also worked alongside Nazis to keep international finance fluid throughout
the war. After demolishing the myth of Swiss neutrality on economic matters,
the author looks at the Swiss wartime record for accepting Jewish refugees
who were fleeing the Nazis. There are some troubling details, but on balance
this issue turns out to be something of a mixed bag.
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