Edek said, “that the Swiss banks say they can find only ten percent of the records for these deposits by Jews.” “Some people’s loss is so handy,” said Ruth. She felt furious. “The Swiss banks did do very good business,” Edek said. “They gave the Germans Swiss francs to buy war materials from other countries. From Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, and Turkey. They did give Germany the Swiss francs and the Germans gave them valuable possessions from dead Jews. The Germans gave them gold from the bodies of dead Jews. The Swiss did not care where the gold came from.” “Doesn’t it make you feel sick?” Ruth said. “No,” said Edek. “It is just facts.” “Well, it makes me feel sick,” she said. “The Swiss did lend money to the Nazis to build the factories near the concentration camp. Like the Buna factory in Auschwitz where I did work.” “You worked in that rubber factory?” said Ruth. “It was not a real rubber,” Edek said. “It was synthetic rubber,”
