Supports the Archives of Contemporary History at ETH Zurich and promotes its research activities on Jewish and Swiss contemporary history. In particular, it supports the securing and development of source collections in the Archives of Contemporary History, primarily on Jewish but also on general Swiss contemporary history; the expansion of a research department in the Archives of Contemporary History, which serves to evaluate its and other source collections, especially in the field of Jewish contemporary history; and the provision of contributions to other institutions in Switzerland with similar or related teaching and research activities.