Communauté Israélite de Genève
- Jewish Community of Geneva
- CIG
Address
Phone
+41 22 317 89 07
+41 22 317 89 70 (Mrs. Anita Halasz - Library)
Geographical and Cultural Context
The “Gérard Nordmann” library is registered with the Swiss Federal Cultural Office as a collection of national importance.
Records Management and Collecting Policies
Created in 1945, the library's collection offers material in a great variety of languages (Aramaic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Ladino, Latin, Spanish and Yiddish) and categories (rabbinic literature and liturgy, literature, history, philosophy and modern sociology ), thanks to continuous new acquisitions.
It houses the private library of Rabbi Haim Lauer, former Grand Rabbi of Mannheim and thereafter Bienne, has a rich selection of prewar Rabbinic literature and German Judaica as well as Nehmad ve Naïm (Prague, 1613), an exceptional valued manuscript of Rabbi David GANS .
Building(s)
The “Gérard Nordmann” library is located on the first floor of the CIG and open to the public.
Archival and Other Holdings
The “Gérard Nordmann” library is the only specialized Judaica / Jewish public library in the French speaking part of Switzerland, with a collection of nearly 30,000 volumes and other printed documents.
Opening Times
Reception and answering hours of the administrative services and offices of the CIG:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9h00-12h00 and 14h00-15h30
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Friday and eve of Jewish holidays: 9h00-12h00
“Gérard Nordmann” library
Opening time
Monday: 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday, saturday & sunday: Closed