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: Liliane Bernstein
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:
- Simone Berger Battegay
- Peter Bollag
- Gabrielle Girau Pieck
- Nava Rueff
- Karin Selig
- Iris Sobol
- Rolf Stürm
3Building
President: Charles Sobol
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:
- Sigmund Domb
- David Feinstein
- Gabriel Grünstein
- Ursula Rhein
- Marc Rueff
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