Organizations & institutions of the IKG

ZPC is the central educational institution of the jewish community. It is maintained by the Association for the Preservation of the Zwi Perez Chajes School of the Jewish Community of Vienna. A four-story building complex (designed for approximately 600 children) contains a kindergarten (with nursery), an elementary school with after-school care, and a junior high school. Both schools have public rights in perpetuity.

The school pursues the goals of "Jewish education, general education, personality development and integration" in a complex unity. This combination, which is reflected in all aspects of the school and kindergarten activities, forms the characteristics and uniqueness of the ZPC school.

Beginning in kindergarten and continuing until the completion of compulsory education or until the school-leaving examination, all children, regardless of their social background, are offered the same opportunities. In accordance with their personal needs, they are encouraged and challenged according to their individual talents and possibilities. It is essential that ALL children and students are given ALL opportunities with the aim of paving the way for them to become self-confident and valuable members of Austrian society.

The ESRA Psychosocial Centre offers comprehensive professional help to people who have been traumatised as a result of persecution, torture, migration, abuse, disasters or other serious events. One of its priorities is working with survivors of Nazi persecution - regardless of their religion, ethnicity, political conviction or sexual orientation - and their descendants and relatives. ESRA is also a point of contact for Jewish people living in Vienna on any psychosocial matter.
All our services are free of charge or are available on presentation of your Austrian e-card.
In the light of its many years of experience of working in the field of psycho-trauma, ESRA also considers it important to provide information to the public about the psychosocial consequences of National Socialist, Fascist or other tyrannical regimes.

For more information, please visit https://www.esra.at/

The JBBZ (Jewish Vocational Training Centre) is an integration project that is the only one of its kind in Europe. As an institution under the auspices of the Public Employment Service (AMS), it makes an important contribution to the integration of Jewish people in the Austrian labour market.

Possible training pathways at the JBBZ include the 9th year of compulsory schooling, and apprenticeships for young people and adults in the fields of IT technology, orthopaedic technology, office management, banking and bookselling. Basic and advanced courses in languages and social skills, along with vocational training and preparation for the vocational university entrance examination, round off the services that are available.

The aim of the JBBZ is to be "best of class". That means developing students' potential to the full by giving them qualifications which will guarantee their integration in the Austrian jobs market.

For more information, please refer to www.jbbz.at

For both religious and humanitarian reasons, the Maimonides Center has set itself the goal of providing a safe and secure home for elderly and multiply ill people. This means that great importance is attached to responding to the individual needs of the residents and to providing them with optimal medical, nursing, psychological and social care by very well trained and highly professional staff. At the same time, however, the independence and individuality of the residents should be promoted and maintained to the maximum in a protected environment.

The Day Care Center, named after its spiritual mother Prof. Anne Kohn-Feuermann (1913 - 1994). Initiated in 1995 by the Widows' and Orphans' Association in order to offer older members of the community who do not wish to give up independent living in their own homes a place of gathering, security, support, but also variety and intellectual stimulation during the day within the Jewish community.