«A reserved man, an unwavering artist.»
Gisela Zürrer on the Artist Walter Haymann
We preserve and exhibit Jewish culture past and present.
«I’m curious about unusual design.»
Dinah Ehrenfreund on Bernhard Friedländer
Who were the Jews of North Africa?
Four Questions to Daniel Zisenwine
«The young people were not cheerful in the museum.»
Alliya Oppliger looks back at Monumenta Judaica on its 60th anniversary.
«Jews have always inhabited the countryside.»
Jonathan Schorsch on Jewish environmentalism
Solidarity with Israel
The Jewish Museum of Switzerland mourns with the victims and their families
«Neither endless work nor endless leisure make a meaningful life.»
Florian Lippke on Religious Concepts of Time
«Another inch, and our questions would be answered.»
Roger Harmon on Basel’s Medieval Date-Stone
«Forgeries have misled Judaica scholars»
Six Questions to Christina Meri
«Refugees were forced to do hard, physical labour»
Barbara Häne sheds light on a photo album from wartime Switzerland
«Today, we’d call them ‹woke›»
Naomi Lubrich on Historical Fashion Prints
«Biel was a socialist, migrant, working-class city.»
Dina Epelbaum on the Jewish community in Biel
«Art dealers had the goods that museums were looking for.»
Five questions to Raphael Selig
«Our generation needs to un-collect.»
Five Questions to Carmen Simon
«Historically, textiles have been community-building.»
Five Questions to Aviv Szabs
