Event tips
Stumbling block installation
Balgach on Thursday, August 27, 2026,
10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Neudorfbrunnen near Mühlebachstrasse 2
Please register in advance - https://www.stolpersteine.ch/aktuelles/steinsetzung-in-st-gallen-am-27-august-2026
TV - Traitor to the Nation - Swisscom blue TV
https://tv.blue.ch/details/vod/single/Landesverr%C3%A4ter-id-CT324180D
You can also find regular interesting exhibitions and events in the
library
The community maintains an extensive library with books and reference works for free use by its members.
Current book recommendation:
"In the depths of the Tigris a song sleeps" - Usama Al Shahmani
"Never again? Again!" - Michael Wolffsohn
Literary recommendations about our community:
Change and Continuity - The Jewish Community of St. Gallen 1863-2013
Sabine Schreiber, Hirschfeld, Strauss, Malinsky - Jewish Life in St. Gallen 1803 to 1953
Ron Epstein-Mil, The Synagogues of Switzerland
Memories of Rabbi Hermann I. Schmelzer in St. Gallen 1968-2020
Lothar Rothschild, In the Flow of Time - 100 Years of the Jewish Community of St. Gallen 1863-1963
Hermann I. Schmelzer, Testimony and Perspective - The Jewish Community of St. Gallen in the Years 1963-1988
Roland Kley: Rabbi Hermann I. Schmelzer and the Jewish community of St. Gallen, 1968–2012
City of St. Gallen
St. Gallen, a vibrant, cosmopolitan, and innovative university city, is the economic, cultural, and social center of Eastern Switzerland. Its compact layout and proximity to the surrounding natural landscape, from the Säntis mountain to Lake Constance, contribute to its exceptionally high quality of life. The best way to experience the true essence of St. Gallen is to wander through the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old Town and explore its rich historical heritage.
Recommended reading
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