Office of the President

The monthly consultation hours with President Deutsch have to be canceled until further notice due to the protective measures against the corona virus (SARS-CoV2).
However, you can contact the IKG GENERAL SECRETARY via e-mail office@ikg-wien.at or by phone (01/53 104-150).

You are invited to a consultation-hour for a conversation with President Oskar Deutsch.

Usually it takes places each month on the 2nd Tuesday (10 a.m. – 12 a.m.) and on the 4th Tuesday (2 p.m. – 4 p.m.) in Jewish Community in Vienna (Seitenstettengasse 4, 1010 Vienna)

Appointments can be requested from Doris Zimmermann via e-mail d.zimmermann@ikg-wien.at.

Once a month, the president also holds a consultation in the other institutions of the religious community – in the Maimonides Center (MZ), in the ZPC school, Esra and JBBZ – (without registration).

Next consultation-hours without registration in advance:

ZPC-School: 9 – 10 a.m.
MZ: 10 – 11 a.m.
ESRA: 11.30 – 12.30 p.m.
JBBZ: 1 – 2 p.m.

The President of the Jewish Community is elected by the Board for a four year parliamentary term. The President represents the Community, leads board meetings, supervises the administration of the leadership of the Community Board resolutions and supervises staff.

In 2012 Oskar Deutsch was elected president for the first time. At the end of the last parliamentary term, the election of the board of trustees took place in November 2017. The election results can be read under Election Protocol 2017 (Wahlprotokoll 2017 ). At the inaugural session of the newly elected Board of Education, President Oskar Deutsch (ATID) was confirmed in office by 22 out of 23 (95.7%). Also confirmed was Vice President Dezoni Dawaraschwili (VGJ) with 19 out of 23 votes (82.6%). Claudia Prutscher (ATID) was newly elected Vice-President with 18 out of 24 votes (75%).