SIG Publication Series

The SIG is the editor and issuer of a series of publications on the history and culture of Jews in Switzerland. 22 volumes have been issued since 1992, together with a commemorative edition to mark the 100th anniversary of the SIG.

The SIG has been issuing a series of publications entitled «Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz» (contributions on the history and culture of Jews in Switzerland) since 1992. The aim is to enhance knowledge and understanding of Jewish life in Switzerland. Topics covered include, for example, the history of Jewish communities in this country, the architecture of synagogues and the situation of Swiss Jews during the Second World War. The richly illustrated volumes trace historical developments and provide insights into the history, culture and living traditions of the various Jewish communities in Switzerland.

Obtaining individual volumes of the publication series

Volumes 8 (2002) to 19 (2021) and the commemorative edition «Jüdische Lebenswelt Schweiz - Vie et culture juives en Suisse» (2004) marking the 100th anniversary of the SIG were published by Chronos Verlag and can be ordered there. The other volumes can no longer be acquired through the book trade, but are available in numerous libraries.

Volume 16 | by Jacques Picard, René Bloch (ed.)

Wie über Wolken. Jüdische Lebens- und Denkwelten in Stadt und Region Bern, 1200 – 2000

Above the Clouds. Jewish life and thought in the city and region of Bern, 1200–2000

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2014, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 527 pages, 69 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-1219-5

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Volume 15 | by Annette Brunschwig

Heimat Biel. Geschichte der Juden in einer Schweizer Stadt vom Spätmittelalter bis 1945

Biel, My Home. History of the Jews in Switzerland from the late Middle Ages to 1945

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2011, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 238 pages, 51 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-1072-6

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Volume 14 | by Noëmi Sibold

Bewegte Zeiten. Zur Geschichte der Juden in Basel von den 1930er Jahren bis in die 1950er Jahre

Turbulent Times. On the History of the Jews in Basel from the 1930s to the 1950s

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2010, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 400 pages, 65 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-1002-3

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Volume 13 | by Ron Epstein-Mil

Die Synagogen der Schweiz. Bauten zwischen Emanzipation, Assimilation und Akkulturation

The Synagogues of Switzerland. Buildings between emancipation, assimilation and acculturation

Photographs by Michael Richter

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2017, 2nd extended edition (1st edition 2008), Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 280 pages, 255 colour illustrations

ISBN 978-3-0340-1398-7

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Volume 12 | by Karin Huser

Vieh- und Textilhändler an der Aare. Geschichte der Juden im Kanton Solothurn vom Mittelalter bis heute

Livestock and Textile Traders on the Aare. History of the Jews in Canton Solothurn from the Middle Ages to the Present Day

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2007, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 472 pages, 175 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-0862-4

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Volume 11 | by Sabine Schreiber

Hirschfeld, Strauss, Malinsky. Jüdisches Leben in St. Gallen 1803 bis 1933

Hirschfeld, Strauss, Malinsky. Jewish life in St. Gallen, 1803 to 1933

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2006, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 404 pages, 67 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-0777-1

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