THE LBI YEAR BOOK 2011
The Leo Baeck Institute,
Photo by Hans G. Casparius
named after Leo Baeck, the last public representative of the Jewish community in Nazi Germany, was founded in 1955 by the Council of Jews from Germany. It is the mission of the Institute to preserve for posterity the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
With centres in London, New York and Jerusalem, the Leo Baeck Institute is the leading research institute in the field of German-Jewish history and culture. The Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft, the Verein der Freunde und Förderer in Frankfurt/Main and the branch of the New York archive at the Jewish Museum in Berlin – all in Germany – contribute to the work of the three centres. The Institute’s particular focus lies on the once thriving Jewish communities, destroyed in the Holocaust, whose contribution to European culture was immeasurable.
The LBI’s publications cover many facets of Jewish history in Central Europe from historical analyses of life in the poorer Jewish communities to research into the intellectual and cultural legacies of notable figures, particularly those of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Rahel Varnhagen, Heinrich Heine, Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka, Hermann Cohen, Albert Einstein, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig and Hannah Arendt.
Further information about the history of the Leo Baeck Institute can be found in:
Christhard Hoffmann (ed.): Preserving the Legacy of German Jewry. A History of the Leo Baeck Institute, 1955-2005, Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen, Mohr Siebeck: Tübingen, 2005.
Ruth Nattermann: Deutsch-jüdische Geschichtsschreibung nach der Shoah. Die Gründungs- und Frühgeschichte des Leo Baeck Institute, Klartext, Essen, 2004.
The Leo Baeck Institute London
is responsible for the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book which has appeared without a break since 1956. It covers cultural, economic, political, social and religious history as well as the impact of antisemitism and Jewish responses thereto. The Year Book’s classified bibliography is regarded as unique by researchers and students. In addition to the Year Book, symposia volumes and monographs, the Institute is instrumental in publishing the Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen, which today comprises 74 volumes.
The London LBI organises a broad range of events such as lecture programmes and international conferences, both in the UK and abroad and also funds fellowships. The Institute has recently established two research professorships to investigate the role of German-speaking Jews in 19th and 20th century academia.
In its role as an educational charity the London LBI provides information to the general public, advises scholars and students engaged in research on German-Jewish history, collects archival material for the New York Leo Baeck Institute, acts as referee to organisations funding scholarships, vets manuscripts submitted to publishers in the UK, Germany and the United States, and acts as examiner for doctoral and masters candidates in British universities.
Please contact us for further information!
Annual Report of Activities 2011 (pdf)
The Leo Baeck Institute New York
The LBI New York is a research, exhibition and lecture centre whose library and archives offer a comprehensive resource for the study of German-Jewish history. It has recently opened a research branch at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany. Researchers in Berlin have access to all LBI archives, microfilms and the digitized photograph collection.
Leo Baeck Institute New York
15 West 16th Street
New York
N.Y. 10011
USA
Tel: 001-212-744 6400
Fax: 001-212-988 1305
e-mail: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
www.lbi.org
Archiv des Leo Baeck Instituts New York
im Jüdischen Museum Berlin
Lindenstraße 9-14
10969 Berlin
Tel.: 030-25 99 35 56
Fax: 030-25 99 34 09
e-mail: a.pomerance@jmberlin.de
The Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem
The LBI Jerusalem is responsible for the publication of the Jüdischer Almanach and books in Hebrew and German and also maintains a small archive. It promotes the study of the history of Central European Jewry at Israeli Universities and trains new generations of historians researching German-Jewish history.
Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem
33 Bustanai Street
Jerusalem 93229
ISRAEL
Tel/Fax: 00972-2-5633790
e-mail: leobaeck@netvision.net.il
en.leobaeck.org
Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft des Leo Baeck Instituts in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
The Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft (WA) of the Leo Baeck Institute is a group of historians based in Germany whose aim it is to research and present German-Jewish history from the beginning of Jewish emancipation. The WA organises biennial conferences with young academics from Germany and Israel, international symposia and annual colloquia with doctoral candidates.
Universität München
Historisches Seminar
Abteilung für jüdische Geschichte und Kultur
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Tel. 0049 (0) 89 2180 5570
Fax 0049 (0) 89 2180 5666
Chair
Prof. Dr Stefanie Schüler-Springorum
Deputy Chair
Prof. Dr Christian Wiese
Board
Prof. Dr Michael Brenner
Prof. Dr Arno Herzig
Prof. Dr Stefi Jersch-Wenzel
Prof. Dr Andreas Gotzmann
Prof. Dr Monika Richarz
Prof. Dr Stefan Rohrbacher
Prof. Dr Reinhard Rürup
Freunde und Förderer, Frankfurt
Based in Frankfurt/Main, the Freunde und Förderer of the Leo Baeck Institute plays an active part in the work of the Institute. Its members are informed about the Institute’s research through periodic publications: the German language Almanach, the English-language Year Book and the LBI Information newsletter. The latter also contains reports on young historians’ research findings. Members may purchase the Institute’s publications at a reduced price. The annual membership fee is €52, or €26 for students. Please contact Freunde & Förderer for corporate fees. Members receive a copy of each of the LBI Year Book, the Almanach, and LBI Information; the LBI News (New York) is available on request. The Freunde und Förderer is a charity whose work is supported by a committee that includes leading prominent public figures, politicians, scientists and members of the clergy.
Freunde und Förderer des Leo Baeck Instituts
Liebigstr. 24
60323 Frankfurt/Main
GERMANY
Tel 0049-69-722 133
Fax 0049-69-723 841
e-mail: LBI.FFM@t-online.de
www.leobaeck.de
Board