Naomi Lubrich

Naomi Lubrich is director of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland. She studied literature and art in New York and Berlin with a focus on Jewish studies and costume history.

A passport for every eventuality

Naomi Lubrich 02.09.2022 In the 1940s, Jews in Europe found themselves in increasing danger. This situation benefited a number of individuals who issued false passports for exotic countries such as Honduras and Paraguay.

In the 1940s there was a flourishing trade in fake passports. Switzerland was part of the racket. Illustration by Marco Heer