Task force outlines measures to improve relations with Jewish guests in Davos
A specially convened task force in Davos has drawn up a catalog of measures for improving relations with Jewish guests after a series of scandals. This is intended to promote understanding between the Davos population and international guests and prevent misunderstandings.
Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here.
The measures are a reaction to “misunderstandings” between Jewish guests and the local population, which the task force called a “Communication Process in Davos” in a press release on Thursday.
The most recent scandal occurred last winter when a mountain restaurant in Davos no longer wanted to rent snow sports equipment to Jewish guests. Various “annoying incidents” had led to the decision to stop renting equipment, according to a letter in Hebrew that was posted at the restaurant.
+ What’s behind the tensions between Jewish guests and Davos locals?
In collaboration with the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG), ten measures have now been drawn up to ensure mutual respect. Among other things, a contact point has been set up for Jewish guests. The information material on rules of conduct will also be revised.
Translated from German by DeepL/jdp.
This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools such as DeepL to translate it into English. Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles.
If you want to know more about how we work, have a look here, if you want to learn more about how we use technology, click here, and if you have feedback on this news story please write to english@swissinfo.ch.
External Content
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Almost finished… We need to confirm your email address. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you.
More
Mennonite movement turns 500 in Zurich, where it all began
More
Swiss cantons issue heat warnings
More
In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?
More
Renewed controversy in Switzerland over US fighter jets – explained
More
Swiss private bank vaults house CHF3.4 trillion
In compliance with the JTI standards
More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.