[Documents concerning the death of George Brunschvig]
Extent and Medium
1 online resource (9 pages)
Creator(s)
- Sifriyat Ṿiner (Tel Aviv) (custody)
- Ben-Itto, Hadassa (collector)
Scope and Content
The file contains documents concerning the demise of George Brunschvig. These include an obituary in the 'Judische Rundschau Macabi', a telegram bearing condolences from the Jewish Agency to the Swiss Jewish community, and a telegram of condolences sent to the widow of the deceased by the Israeli minister of foreign affairs Abba Eban. Furthermore handwritten letters are attached. Georges Brunschvig was a Swiss lawyer and president of the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) and internationally, he is best known for representing the plaintiff in the 1934–35 Berne Trial.
Note(s)
Title viewed 2.03.2017
People
- Jewish Agency for Israel
- Schweizerischer Israelitischer Gemeindebund
- Brunschvig, Georges, 1908-1973
Subjects
- Jewish lawyers--Switzerland--Bern--Biography--Biography.
- Correspondence.
- Bern Trial, Bern, Switzerland, 1934-1935
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