Metadata: Philippson archives
Collection
- Country:
- Belgium
- Holding institution:
- Institute of Jewish Studies (Martin Buber Institute)
- Holding institution (official language):
- Institut d’Études du Judaïsme (Institut Martin Buber)
- Postal address:
- Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 17 / Franklin Rooseveltlaan 17, 1050 Bruxelles (Ixelles)
- Phone number:
- +32 (0)2 650 33 48
- Web address:
- http://www.ulb.ac.be/facs/philo/judaisme/
- Email:
- iej@ulb.ac.be
- Reference number:
- BuberIns-Brussels-Archives Philippson
- Title:
- Philippson archives
- Title (official language):
- Archives Philippson
- Creator/accumulator:
- Philippson family
- Date(s):
- 1957/1974
- Language:
- French
- English
- Extent:
- 4 binders
- Scope and content:
- This fonds contains correspondence from Paul and Alain Philippson, documents related to donations to the Centrale d’Œuvres sociales juives (1957-1974), to the Fondation Wiener-Anspach, to the annual gifts of the Banque Lambert to the Centrale d’Œuvres sociales juives (1959-1973), material concerning job applications and fundraising campaigns launched by the Centrale d’Œuvres sociales juives (1973) as well as files and correspondence of Paul Philippson regarding the Centrale and the Service Social Juif (1958-1973) and a file related to the Caisse des Prêts et de Crédits (1974-1975), consisting of correspondence of Paul Philippson, bookkeeping documents and copies of minutes of meetings of the board of this organisation.
- Archival history:
- The fonds was probably donated by Paul Philippson.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Franz Moses Philippson (1851-1929) made a brilliant career in banking and finance. He founded the Banque F.M. Philippson et Compagnie in 1905, of which the current Banque Degroof is the successor. Franz Moses Philippson played an active part in many societies. As a philanthropist he was involved in both Jewish and non-Jewish organisations, notably holding the function of president of the Communauté israélite de Bruxelles (1884-1921) and of the Central Jewish Consistory of Belgium (CCIB)(1921-1929), and of vice president of Ezra. His son Maurice Richard Manuel (1877-1939), a talented zoologist, lectured at the ULB. Franz Moses’ second son, Jules Georges René (1881-1961), succeeded his father. He was active in various enterprises and organisations. He was also involved in the organised Jewish community, notably as vice president of the CCIB and president of the Office central israélite de Secours (OCIS). Paul Louis Philippson (1910-1978), Maurice’s son, continued the family’s banking activities, after having fought in the liberation campaign as an officer in the British army. He too was active in Jewish institutions, notably as president of the retirement home l’Heureux Séjour, of the Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit, the AIVG-SSJ, the CIB (1945-1962), the CCIB (1962), State of Israel Bonds in Belgium and the Chamber of Commerce Belgium-Luxembourg-Israel. (J.-P. Schreiber, "Philippson, Franz Moses; Maurice Richard Manuel Philippson; Jules Georges René Philippson; Paul Louis Jacques Philippson", in J.-P. Schreiber, Dictionnaire biographique des Juifs de Belgique. Figures du judaïsme belge, XIXe-XXe siècles, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2002, pp. 276-281; J.-P. Schreiber, "Famille Philippson", in G. Kurgan-Van Hentenryk, S. Jaumain & V. Montens (ed.), Dictionnaire des patrons en Belgique. Les hommes, les entreprises, les réseaux, Bruxelles, De Boeck Université, 1996, pp. 506-510; P. Falek, "De la tsedaka à la philanthropie: Marguerite Philippson-Wiener", in Les Cahiers du Judaïsme, no. 18, 2005, pp. 82-94.)
- Access points: locations:
- Brussels
- Access points: persons/families:
- Philippson, Alain
- Philippson, Paul
- Access, restrictions:
- Access requires the authorisation of the director of the Institut d’Études du Judaïsme.
- Yerusha Network member:
- State Archives of Belgium
