Metadata: Archive of the Jewish Liberal Community Or Chadasch
Collection
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Holding institution:
- Jewish Liberal Community Or Chadasch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Jüdische Liberale Gemeinde Or Chadasch
- Postal address:
- Hallwylstrasse 78, CH-8004 Zurich
- Phone number:
- +41 43 322 03 14
- Web address:
- http://www.jlg.ch
- Email:
- info@jlg.ch
- Title:
- Archive of the Jewish Liberal Community Or Chadasch
- Title (official language):
- Archiv der Jüdischen Liberalen Gemeinde Or Chadasch
- Creator/accumulator:
- Jewish Community Or Chadasch
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- Around 40 shelf metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Photographic images
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection includes teaching materials from the community’s school, documents for religious services, photos etc.
- Archival history:
- The files are currently being kept by Or Chadasch. A transfer of the older files to the Archives of Contemporary History in Zurich is under discussion; the decision on this will be made by the General Assembly.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The fourth Jewish community in Zurich was only established in 1978. It is called Or Chadasch (= "New Light") and has a liberal orientation.
- Access points: locations:
- Zurich
- Subject terms:
- Education
- Jewish community
- Jewish daily life and religious practices
- Access, restrictions:
- No open access. Subject to application.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Hohenems
- Author of the description:
- Severin Holzknecht and Dinah Ehrenfreund-Michler; Jewish Museum of Hohenems; 2020
