Metadata: Fondation Weizmann archives
Collection
- Country:
- Belgium
- Holding institution:
- Jewish Museum of Belgium
- Holding institution (official language):
- Musée Juif de Belgique
- Postal address:
- Miniemenstraat 21 / Rue des Minimes 21, 1000 Bruxelles
- Phone number:
- +32 (0)2 512 19 63
- Web address:
- http://www.new.mjb-jmb.org
- Email:
- info@mjb-jmb.org
- Reference number:
- JM-Brussels-Fonds Fondation Weizmann
- Title:
- Fondation Weizmann archives
- Title (official language):
- Fonds Fondation Weizmann
- Creator/accumulator:
- Fondation Weizmann.be pour la science
- Date(s):
- 1952/1995
- Language:
- French
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 8 moving boxes
- Scope and content:
- This fonds contains correspondence, bookkeeping documents, files concerning the laureates for the summer schools as well as documents produced by the Zionist Federation of Belgium, including correspondence and minutes of meetings.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Belgian Committee of the Weizmann Foundation was created in 1973. Georges Schnek was its secretary-general from 1973 until 1979. He was succeeded by Louis Culer until 1999, then Marc van Montague held this function until 2006. The current president of the association is the lawyer Mischaël Modrikamen. The Foundation changed its name in 2006 to become Fondation Weizmann.be pour la science. The organisation promotes scientific research, and sends young people aged 17-18 to Rehovot (Israel), to spend a month of intensive courses in applied science in order to prepare them for a career in science. It also organises seminars and especially supports the Weizmann Institute in Israel, notably through fundraising. (Fondation Weizmann.be pour la science on http://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/fondation-weizmannbe-pour-la-science.)
- Access, restrictions:
- Access requires the authorisation of the archivist of the Jewish Museum of Belgium.
- Finding aids:
- There is a transfer list.
- Yerusha Network member:
- State Archives of Belgium