According to Franziska Driessen-Reding, President of the Synodal Council of the Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich, it is important for all religious communities to to help fugitives.
“We have a large network of volunteers who can support the fugitives when they go to the authorities, etc. In this way we can make a major contribution,” says Ivana Mehr, who is responsible for migration at the Evangelical-Reformed Church in the Canton of Zurich. Also ask many low-threshold offers available to relieve families.
Ukrainian refugees in Zurich also sought help from the Jewish community. Among other things, a phone number set up, where the fugitives could register, says Jacques Lande, President of the Zurich Jewish Cult Community. One is regularly in contact with around 70 refugees.
