Communauté Israélite de Genève

  • Jewish Community of Geneva
  • CIG

Address

21, Avenue Dumas
Geneva
Geneva
CH-1206
Switzerland

Phone

+41 22 317 89 00
+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.

Library Catalog

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

Sources

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