Swiss Review 4/2019

Swiss Review / July 2019 / No.4 23 Let’s start by taking a look at this photo. We see a young couple with a child sitting on top of a bulging suitcase. He is wearing high lace-up boots and a rather crumpled-look- ing hat; however, his tie knot is sitting perfectly. She in turn seems to be dressed for a fun Sunday outing. They both have a look of expectation. Or is it tension and insecurity? A number of things are not immediately apparent in the photo. We are in ZurichMain Station, around 1930, in front of the smoking section of a third-class SBB carriage – and the couple are part of a contingent of 40 destitute Swiss unemployedwho are travelling to Brazil to start a new life as planters in the back country. It was in essence state-sub- sidised export of poverty. The Emergency Association for Settlement and Emigration (ANSA) agency was subsidised by the Confederation to support willing emigrants. The remarkable exhibition “Switzerland elsewhere” in Schwyz touches onmemories such as these of Switzerland as a land of emigration. The exhibition recounts the stories of past and present migrants, explores their reasons for leaving and their hopes and dreams, discusses the founda- tion of the Organisation for the Swiss Abroad (OSA), and fi- nally also reveals just how much migrant movements are the historical norm. The exhibition is of particular value for visitors from “The Fifth Switzerland”who are on holiday in Switzerland, especially as they are directly addressed at various support- ing events. To this end, the exhibition will transform itself into an “Office for Migration Stories” from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm on 11 and 22 September 2019. Visitors will be invited to share their family’s migration stories and have themwrit- ten down. A new book lends additional depth to the exhibition. Leo Schelbert’s work “Switzerland elsewhere” uses the ex- amples of hundreds of Swiss men and women to show the diverse ways that a nation can make its mark in the world. With soldiers and missionaries, professional people and emigrants in search of the proverbial pot of gold and a bet- ter life. In this way, the book also underscores that nations have never been self-contained structures; rather, they have always been and will continue to be interconnected with the world. (MUL) From Switzerland out into the great wide world The Swiss National Museum in Schwyz invites visitors to reflect on the topic of emigration with its exhibition “Switzerland elsewhere”. Waiting to depart at Zurich Main Station, around 1930 Photo: Keystone ■ ■ “Switzerland elsewhere” exhibition, Swiss National Museum, Forum of Swiss History Schwyz, Zeughausstrasse 5, 6431 Schwyz. The exhibition runs until 29 September 2019. www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/schwyz/ ■ ■ Leo Schelbert: “Von der Schweiz anderswo. Historische Skizze der globalen Präsenz einer Nation.” (German edition) / “Switzerland elsewhere. Historical sketch of the Global Presence of a Nation” (English edition); 320 pages, hardcover, Limmat Verlag, 8031 Zurich; 38 francs / 40 euros. IMPRINT: “Swiss Review”, the magazine for the Swiss Abroad, is in its 45 th year of publication and is published in German, French, English and Spanish in 14 regional editions. It has a total circulation of 418,000, including 223,000 electronic copies. Regional news appears four times a year. The ordering parties are fully responsible for the content of advertisements and promotional inserts. This content does not necessarily represent the opinion of either the editorial office or the publisher. EDITORS: Marc Lettau (MUL), Editor-in-Chief; Stéphane Herzog (SH); Theodora Peter (TP); Susanne Wenger (SWE); Simone Flubacher (SF), responsible for “news.admin.ch” , Relations with the Swiss Abroad, FDFA, 3003 Berne, Switzerland EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Sandra Krebs TRANSLATION: SwissGlobal Language Services AG; LAYOUT: Joseph Haas, Zürich; PRINT: Vogt-Schild Druck AG, 4552 Derendingen POSTAL ADDRESS: Publisher, editorial office, advertising: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Tel.: +41313566110, Fax: +41313566101, Postal account (Swiss National Giro): 30-6768-9. Email: revue@aso.ch COPY DEADLINE for this edition: 18 July 2019 All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Anyone else can subscribe to the magazine for an annual fee (Switzerland: CHF 30 / abroad: CHF 50). Subscribers are sent the magazine direct from Berne. www.revue.ch CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please advise your local embassy or consulate. Do not write to the editorial office in Berne.