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 10 | by Stefan Mächler

Hilfe und Ohnmacht. Der Schweizerische Israelitische Gemeindebund und die nationalsozialistische Verfolgung 1933 – 1945

Help and Helplessness. The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and National Socialist persecution, 1933–1945

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz, Band 10

2005, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 570 pages, 48 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-0727-6

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Volume 9 | by Anton-Andreas Speck

Der Fall Rothschild. NS-Judenpolitik, Opferschutz und «Wiedergutmachung» in der Schweiz 1942 –1962

The Rothschild Case. Nazi Jewish policy, victim protection and “reparation” in Switzerland, 1942–1962

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2003, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 204 pages

ISBN 978-3-0340-0751-1

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Volume 8 | by Noëmi Sibold

«… mit den Emigranten auf Gedeih und Verderb verbunden.» Die Flüchtlingshilfe der Israelitischen Gemeinde Basel in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus

«… standing with the emigrants for better or worse». The Israelite Community Basel and refugee relief in the time of National Socialism

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

2002, Chronos Verlag, Zurich

Hardcover, 172 pages, 10 illustrations, b/w

ISBN 978-3-0340-0750-4

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Volume 7 | by Patrick Kury

«Man akzeptierte uns nicht, man tolerierte uns!». Ostjudenmigration nach Basel 1890 – 1930

«We were tolerated, not accepted!». East European Jewish migration to Basel, 1890–1930

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

1998, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel

Hardcover, 151 pages

ISBN 978-3-7190-1645-6

Out of print

Volume 6 | by Heinz Roschewski

Rothmund und die Juden. Eine historische Fallstudie des Antisemitismus in der schweizerischen Flüchtlingspolitik 1933 – 1957

Rothmund and the Jews. A historical case study of antisemitism in Swiss refugee policy, 1933–1957

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

1997, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel

Hardcover, 87 pages

ISBN 978-3-7190-1624-1

Out of print

Volume 5 | by Heinz Roschewski

Auf dem Weg zu einem neuen jüdischen Selbstbewusstsein? Geschichte der Juden in der Schweiz 1945 – 1994

Towards a New Jewish Self-confidence? History of the Jews in Switzerland, 1945–1994

Beiträge zur Geschichte und Kultur der Juden in der Schweiz

1994, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel

Hardcover, 122 pages

ISBN 978-3-7190-1368-4

Out of print

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