Press Files
The SIG retains extensive press files in its office premises. These are available after prior notification for the purposes of journalistic investigation as well as research and study. The SIG’s historical archives have been remitted to the Contemporary History Archive of the Federal Institute of Technology [ETH, Zurich] and are available for research, subject to the archive’s regulations.The SIG’s press files provide a basis for the work of its various departments particularly for the work of its cultural affairs advisory and information services. It contains reports, articles and news items. These are mainly from Swiss newspapers and journals from around 1990 to the present day.
Further information
Documentation - Opening times
The files are available from Monday to Thursday by prior application by letter or telephone:
Tel. +41 (0)43 305 07 77
SIG Archives - Opening times
SIG records may be consulted in the Contemporary History Archive from Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17.00 hours. Prior notice required.
Archive of Contemporary History
Hirschengraben 62
8001 Zurich
Postal address: ETH Zentrum, 8092 Zurich,
Tel: 044 632 40 03, Fax: 044 632 13 92
E-Mail
http://www.afz.ethz.ch/
The subject index
The subject index is available on request. The main subjects are:
- Jews in Switzerland (communities, organisations etc.)
- Switzerland - Second World War (coming to terms with the past, refugee policy, Nazi looted art, Holocaust denial)
The SIG’s historical archives
The SIG’s historical archives are managed by the Federal Institute of Technology [ETH, Zurich]. The joint work of the two institutions in connection with archiving matters began in the 1980’s. In 1995 they jointly set up the “Foundation for Contemporary Jewish History” at the Federal Institute of Technology [ETH, Zurich] for the Safekeeping and Consultation of Historical Sources in Switzerland.Subject to the current regulations governing accessibility for research purposes, protocols, reports, correspondence and other documents are available in the following fields:
- SIG transaction archive (1902 – 1995)
- SIG file archives (Archive of the Jewish Press Centre, Zurich, Archive of the ‘Jüdische Nachrichten' (Jewish News, [JUNA]), records of the Nürnberg War Crimes Trials)
- Archive of the Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare Organisations (VSJF) 1936-1990.