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Olga Fierz
Olga Fierz (26 July 1900 – 17 June 1990) was a Switzerland, Swiss teacher and translator. After 1926 she teamed up with Přemysl Pitter to undertake welfare work for disadvantaged children in Prague. In 1933 they opened their “Milíč House”, a flexibly oriented part-residential children's home with playrooms, clubrooms, together with library and gymnastics hall, a workshop and outdoor sports facilities. There were also educators on hand to help children with school work issues. After Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), 1938 the focus changed. The “Milíč House” attracted suspicion from the Gestapo, security services: it became unacceptably dangerous to accommodate orphaned Jewish children in it. Fierz was nevertheless able to concentrate on arranging deliveries of food and other basic essentials to the hiding places in the city of Jewish children suffering persecution and, increasingly, to Jewish orphans. After End of World War II in Europe, 1945 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |