Central America Der Brockhaus-Atlas. Die Welt in Bild und Karte, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus 1937 At the Évian Conference, representatives from the Central American countries of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, [...]
Symposium The exhibition was accompanied by an international academic symposium entitled “Refugee Crisis 1938 and Today,” held September 20, 2018 at the Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. International scholars addressed the [...]
Preparations and Expectations The Latin American countries that are dependent on the the United States quickly accept the American invitation to the refugee conference. With some skepticism and hesitation, the countries of Northern and Western [...]
Ten Days in July A ten-page illustrated calendar covers the ten days of the conference, held July 6-15, 1938 in Évian-les-Bains. Each conference day is presented opposite a contemporary event from international politics and society. [...]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom is still a world power in the 1930s, thanks in part to its many colonies. Politically, it is dominated by the Conservative Party, as represented by two of the three prime ministers during [...]