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Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen (BSJF) (gegr. 1924) Historisches Archiv

Document | Accession Number: 2012.282 | RG Number: RG-58.022

The collection consists of the complete working papers of the Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen (BSJF), including minutes, reports, correspondence, publications, etc.

Alternate Title
Historical Archive of the Alliance of Swiss Jewish Women's Organisations (BSJF)
Date
inclusive:  1924-1999
Language
German
Genre/Form
Reports.
Correspondence.
Extent
28,667 digital images : PDF ; 3.97 GB.

About This Document

Document Creator
Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen
Biography
The Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen (BSJF) was founded by Elisabeth Weingarten and established in 1924 as an umbrella organisation for 7 Jewish women's associations in Switzerland. The Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) and Emunah joined BSJF later on. Its goal was to represent Jewish women's interests before various Jewish community organisations and in the national and international arena. BSJF took part in protests against Jewish and non-Jewish women's oppression and human rights violations. During World War II, the BSJF took care of Jewish refugees' children and provided financial support to Jewish refugees. In the 1970s and 1980s, the BSJF was involved in aid actions for Israel and for Soviet and Yugoslav Jews. The Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen (BSJF), until 1995, was known as the Bund Schweizerischer Israelitischer Frauenvereine (BSIF).
Reference
Weingarten-Guggenheim, Elisabeth. Zwischen Fürsorge und Politik : Geschichte des Bundes Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ), Switzerland, signature: IB-BSJF-Archiv. The original collection consists of 3.80 linear meters and was acquired by the AfZ in 1999 and was acquired from the Bund Schweizerischer Jüdischer Frauenorganisationen (BSJF). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Oct. 2012.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Users are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
Conditions on Use
No publication and copies of the records and finding aids to the 3rd party users without the written permission from the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ). The Museum may not transfer the materials or duplicate records thereof or any of the finding aids to any third party, except as permitted in the Cooperation Contract, Article II paragraph 5 herein or as otherwise permitted in writing by the AfZ. The Museum may not publish the reproduction material or finding aid on the Internet, World Wide Web, or any publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the AfZ. Contact afz@history.gess.ethz.ch.

Copyright Holder
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich. Archiv für Zeitgeschichte - Archivleitung
 
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