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Welcome to the Leo Baeck Institute London

The Leo Baeck Institute London is devoted to the study of German-Jewish history and culture. The LBI is an independent charity and aims to preserve and research this history by organizing innovative research projects, Fellowship programmes, and public events. Through the lens of German-Jewish history, the Institute seeks to address some of the most pertinent issues of the present time.

Upcoming events

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 16:00

18th, 20th of November, 2nd, 9th  December 2024
4.00-6.00pm Berlin Time
 

 

Participants:

Aebischer, Emilie: Writing History in the Face of Fanaticism: Ernst Cassirer and his Reception as a Historian (University of St. Andrews, History)

Aizenberg, Tamar: The Third Generations: Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, Grandchildren of Perpetrators and Holocaust Memory (Brandeis University, Jewish Studies)

Thu, 02/20/2025 - 17:30

Details to follow

Nicholas Courtman
Thu, 03/27/2025 - 17:30
Erin Hochman
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 17:30

Details to follow - watch this space!

Lisa Pine
Thu, 07/10/2025 - 17:30

Details to follow - watch this space!

LBI News

The Leo Baeck Institute London is delighted to announce that its renowned publication series, Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts, is now available open access, offering free and unlimited digital access to our collection of publications.

The LBI London is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our research, events, publications, and more: https://bsky.app/profile/lbilondon.bsky.social

 

 

 

The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce an important update to its online presence: our website has a new academic URL, lbilondon.ac.uk. This new web address, effective immediately, reflects our status as a UK research institute.

On the anniversary of the ‘November pogrom’ (Kristallnacht) in 1938, the Leo Baeck Institute London offers a recording of our 2013 event examining this moment in history.

Eighth international multidisciplinary conference, to be held at Birkbeck, University of London, and The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, 7-9 January 2026

Deadline: 31 March 2025

The conference will be held in-person only, with no opportunity to attend virtually.

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Library of Lost Books

We are thrilled to announce that the Leo Baeck Institute’s Library of Lost Books project has been awarded the prestigious Grimme Online Award in the category of Kultur und Unterhaltung. This recognition highlights the dedication and hard work behind the project, which aims to relocate books from Berlin’s Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, closed by the Nazis in 1942.
The award ceremony, held on 16th October at the Grimme Institute, was a wonderful occasion to celebrate this…
We’re thrilled to announce that our innovative project, Library of Lost Books, has been shortlisted for the prestigious PR Report Award 2024 in two categories: Politics & Society/Non-Profit and Content Communication/Integrated Communication and Content Strategy.
The Library of Lost Books project focuses on rediscovering and bringing attention to books and manuscripts that were lost or destroyed by Nazis during the Holocaust. Its integration of digital history methods and interdisciplinary…
We are excited to share the news that the Library of Lost Books has been nominated for this year’s Grimme Online Award, a prestigious German media prize.
Votes are now open so please help us by voting and sharing with others. Your support will make all the difference!
Vote here: https://w1.grimme-online-award.de/goa/voting/ext_voting.pl 
And read more details about our nomination: https://www.grimme-online-award.de/2024/nominierte/nominierte-detail/d/library-of-lost-books