Norbert Weldler
Norbert Weldler (born November 4, 1884 in Vienna , † July 6, 1961 in Zurich ) was a Zionist living in Zurich .
life and work
Norbert Weldler was editor of the Zürcher Bücherblatt . He was head of the Swiss association Pro Zion . In 1955 he and Benjamin Sagalowitz wanted to found a Switzerland-Israel society , which only came about in 1956 under Max Gurny . Weldler's most famous writing is Victory of the Zionist Idea ; the solution to the Jewish question . He was married to the author Augusta Weldler-Steinberg .
Trivia
He organized a jewelry collection for the Israel Defense Fund . He donated a large part of his books to the library of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .
Quote
"You call him Zeus, I call him Jehovah - we understand each other about the rest."
- Norbert Weldler in: Renata von Scheliha , 1901–1967: memorial book. Wallstein Verlag, 1972, p. 111.
literature
- Joseph Kürschner (first name): Kürschner's German literature calendar . Nekrolog 1936–1970 , DeGruyter, Berlin, 1973, p. 726.
- Ralph Weingarten: Weldler, Norbert. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Norbert Weldler in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ Renata von Scheliha : 1901–1967: memorial book. Wallstein Verlag , 1972, p. 111. ISBN 978-3-835-30386-7
- ^ Jewish Agency for Israel : The Jewish Agency's Digest of Press and Events . Vol. 10, No. 14-26, p. 525.
- ↑ Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The University, 1957 limited preview in Google Book search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weldler, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1961 |
| Place of death | Zurich |