Overview
- Description
- Private papers of Jean Nordmann, president of the Schweizerischer Israelitischer Gemeindebund, SIG (Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities). The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, speeches related to Nordmann's activities in the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, the Swiss Jewish Christian Community, and the Jewish Community of Freiburg. Also included are papers of Nordrmann's father, son and daughter.
- Alternate Title
- Jean Nordmann papers
- Date
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inclusive:
1914-2001
- Collection Creator
- Jean Nordmann
- Biography
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Jean Nordmann (1908-1986) was a son of Isidore Nordmann, merchant, and Alice Bloch. After leaving the college of Saint-Michel in 1925, Nordmann was trained in Germany, England and France. During the Second World War, he worked with his wife to help Jewish refugees. He was elected to the Jewish Central Committee (1943), then to the Directorate (1944) of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities, over which he presided from 1973 to 1980. He sat on the Committee of the Swiss Jewish Christian Community from 1948 to 1986, and presided over the Jewish Community of Friburg from 1957 to 1986. In 1964, He was the first Jew to become a colonel in the Swiss Army. Radical member of the Grand Council of Friburg (1967-1971). Through his contacts with the political world and the clergy, and thanks to his political talent, Nordmann contributed greatly to the dialogue between Jews and Christians.
Physical Details
- Extent
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43,948 digital images : PDF ; 8.75 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in six series: 1. Materials for the biography of Jean Nordmann: Curriculum vitae, testimonies, poems, family events, photos; 2. Activities in the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) and other organizations, 1944-1980: commitment to politically prosecuted persons, refugee aids, etc.; 3. Correspondence with Dr. Willy Guggenheim, Peter Woog, Alec Plaut, and other records related to various Jewish organizations; 4 Speeches by Jean Nordmann; 5. Documentation on antisemitism, Holocaust, assistance to Jewish refugees, Israel affairs; 6. Additional materials delivered to the Archiv für Zeitgeschichte (AfZ) in 2011 (Jewish Community Fribourg, and family papers of Isidore Nordmann, Claude Nordmann, Bluette Nordmann-Giger).
The pre-arrangement of papers was made by Jean Nordmann and was largely followed.
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- 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
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Switzerland. Jews--Switzerland--History--20th centuary. Jewish refugees--Europe. Antisemitism--Europe--History--20th century. Judaism--Relations--Christianity--Switzerland--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Religious communities.
- Geographic Name
- Fribourg (Switzerland) Switzerland--Foreign relations--Germany. Switzerland--Politics and government--20th century.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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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; Archival signature: NL Jean Nordmann. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Programs Division in March 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 15:24:12
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