Staff from the Leo Baeck Institute London joined colleagues, friends and supporters in Berlin on 2 November 2026 for a gala dinner marking the 70th anniversary of Leo Baeck’s death.

LBI London congratulates Jonathan Skolnik on his appointment as co-editor of *AJS Perspectives*, the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies.

The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce the publication of Witnessing Positions: Jews, Memories, and Minorities in Contemporary Germany by Irit Dekel, the latest title in the LBI’s German Jewish Cultures series.

LBI London congratulates Professor Philippe Sands KC on receiving the 2026 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The award recognises his work as a lawyer, writer and advocate for international law and human rights.

A new interview with Professor Cathy Gelbin, member of the LBI London executive board, offers a personal account of Jewish life, identity and memory in the German Democratic Republic.