Death Cultural journalist Roy Oppenheim has died at the age of 84
The cultural journalist and former radio and television manager Roy Oppenheim died on April 8 at the age of 84. He died after a long and complex illness in the Kantonsspital Baden AG, as his relatives wrote in an obituary.
11.04.2025, 03:06
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Oppenheim was a great visionary, his family wrote in an obituary published in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" on Friday. Creativity had determined his entire life. The funeral will take place in the closest family circle.
Oppenheim was best known for his many years in various management positions at SRG and as Director of Schweizer Radio International. He later headed the communications department at Suisa, the cooperative of authors and publishers of music. He was also President of the Forum Heleveticum, an association of organizations from the fields of politics, culture, business and religion. As a book author, the man from Aargau traced the history of the Mummenschanz theater group, among other things.
Oppenheim was the son of the artist Edith Oppenheim-Jonas (1907-2001), who created the character Papa Moll on behalf of Pro Juventute in 1952. After his mother's death in 2001, the publicist managed her estate.
