Commissions & members
The commissions and their honorary members form a supporting structure of our community. They ensure a good cohesion of the Jewish Community in Basel.
Community life as voluntary work
Legend:
e.o. = ex officio
1Matters of age
President: Steffi Bollag
As society ages, so do the members of our community and their needs are of great concern to us.
Members:
- Ruedi Hoffman
- Karin Selig
- Iris Sobol
- Herbert Wohlmann
2External relations
President: Steffi Bollag
The community maintains relations with other Jewish communities and institutions, such as the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities. It is involved in Jewish-Christian dialogue and works closely with many other associations.
Members:
- Peter Bollag
- Gabrielle Girau Pieck
- Nava Rueff
- Iris Sobol
- Rolf Stürm
- Edith Talja Barth
3Building
President:
The maintenance of our buildings as well as the planning of conversions and new buildings are of great importance for the preservation of the community and its functioning.
Members:
- Gabriel Grünstein
- Marc Rueff
- Raymond Ullmann
4Library
President: Steffi Bollag
Our library is at the heart of our community. The commission takes care of its preservation and further development through the purchase of books.
Members:
- Simon Erlanger
- Herbert Wohlmann
- Catrina Langenegger (expert without voting power)
- Erik Petry (expert without voting power)
5Culture
President: Nava Rueff
Education and culture are central in our community and an opportunity for meeting and exchange.
Members:
- Simon Berger Battegay
- Simon Erlanger
- Viviane Heymann
- Vera Kronenberg
- Carmit Natan
- Herbert Wohlmann
6Finances
President: N.N.
As an independent panel, the Commission advises the Board on financial matters and proposes the annual financial statements and budget to the community for approval or rejection.
Members:
- Andreas Guth
- Guy Rueff
- Thierry Rueff
7Cemetery
President: Steffi Bollag
The planning of our cemetery and halakhic matters concerning deaths are addressed by the commission together with our rabbi.
Members:
- Jacqueline Bloch-Nelken (Chevre)
- Simon Erlanger
- Thomas Lyssy (Chevre)
- Viviane Rueff
8Community center
President: Daniel Kravtschenko
Kiddush after Shabbat services and on special occasions is organized by the community center committee.
Members:
- Lea Karger
9Youth
President: Philippe Nordmann
Youth work is one of the core priorities of the municipality. The commission develops its strategy and provides impulses for the activities.
Members:
- Raz Dagan (e.o.)
- Daniel Erlanger
- Yael Gilgen-Anner
- Lea Karger
- Fiona Pini
- Nadja Pini-Lifschitz
- Representative Bne Akiva: Eva K.
- Representative Emuna: N.N.
10Lending fund
President: Steffi Bollag
The Israelite lending fund grants interest-free loans to Jews and Jewish institutions.
Members:
- Elisabeth Mieruch (e.o.)
11Ritual operations
President: Claudine Fried
Strategic decisions on the mikvah and kashrut have a lasting impact on Jewish community life.
Members:
- Dana Bollag
- Hélène Haas
- Elimelech Lemmel (representative IRG)
- Joachim Mugdan
- Gabriel Ullmann
12Court of Arbitration
President: Nadja Pini-Lifschitz
The Court of Arbitration may be called upon to deal with honor and civil disputes among community members or between community members and board or commissions.
Members:
- Arthur Cohn
- Catherine Fürst
- Jean-Pierre Kugelmann
- Jeanne Spiegel
- Herbert Wohlmann
13School
President: Mirjam Rosenberg
In the varied religious education classes, children learn the basics of Judaism as well as Hebrew.
Members:
- Yvonne Bollag
- Anastasia Filippov
- Abigail Nordmann-Gersten
- Olga Osadtschy
- Hanneli Weill
14Social services
President: Liliane Bernstein
The commitment of our community in social matters is manifold and forms the foundation of the Jewish society in Basel.
Members:
- Liliane Eulau
- Gilbert Goldstein
- Patrick Haas
- Marion Kugelmann
- Elisabeth Mieruch (e.o.)
15Tax committee
President: Nadine Minder-Bloch
Taxes are an important source of income for the Jewish community. They form the financial basis of all our activities. The commission decides on individual tax cases.
Members:
- Isabel Schlerkmann (e.o.)
- Claudine Fried (e.o.)
16Synagogue
President: Philippe Nordmann
Synagogue use and internal operations require planning and prudence.
Members:
- Simone Berger-Battegay
- Ruth Gutermann
- Stefan Kradolfer
- Rav Jakov Pertsovski (e.o.)
- Charles Sobol
17Advertising and planning
President: Isabel Schlerkmann (e.o.)
We aim to to reach new members with new event formats.
Members
- Michal Lewkowicz