‘From Weimar to Hope – the Feuchtwangers in the Interwar Period.’
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to be jointly organising the eleventh biennial meeting of the International Feuchtwanger Society (IFS), September 12-14, 2024, at Senate House.
The conference centres around the idea of Britain, the British Commonwealth, and the British Mandate of Palestine as hub and transit for Jews, intellectuals, artists, and political opponents of the National Socialist regime in the interwar and postwar years.
A special focus of the conference is the Feuchtwanger family, their lives, work, and networks in relationship with Britain and the role that Britain played as a waystation for members of the Feuchtwanger family and other exiles.
The conference will take place in a hybrid format, meaning that audience members can watch presentations via Zoom remotely.
Conference languages: German and English.
The conference is jointly organized by the Leo Baeck Institute London, the Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies, University of London, and the International Feuchtwanger Society.
Schedule:
https://libraries.usc.edu/sites/default/files/Digital%20Schedule%20for%20IFS%202024.pdf
Partners in London
Anthony Grenville – Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies (Chair)
Kinga S. Bloch – Leo Baeck Institute London (Deputy Director)
Recommended Hotels in Bloomsbury/ KCL Student Accommodation
To get the best prices, we always reserve a group contingent at the hotels and make it available to the participants of our conferences.
The LBI London has worked with the following two hotels in Bloomsbury in the past:
https://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/hotels/bedford-hotel
https://www.thegoodenough.co.uk/
(rooms may vary in size)
King’s College Residences Stamford Street (very competitive prices, venue can be reached easily by tube – recommended to book well in advance):
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/accommodation/residences/stamford-street-apartments
booking via:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/accommodation/summer-accommodation
The stations closest to the venue are Russell Square, Holborn and Tottenham Court Road
Getting to Central London from the airport
A good overview on all airports can be found here:
https://www.visitlondon.com/traveller-information/travel-to-london/airport-transfers
Heathrow
London Underground (Piccadilly Line)
Elizabeth Line
Heathrow Express (to Paddington)
Coach
London City Airport
DLR
Gatwick
Gatwick Express
Train (bookings via Trainline recommended)
Coach
Stansted
Stansted Express (to Liverpool Street)
Coach
Luton
Train (Thameslink & East Midland Trains)
Coach
UK Government Page – Guidance: Travelling on a Business Trip
https://www.gov.uk/visit-uk-business-trip
Cover image: Homolka, Florence; West Los Angeles. Studio portrait of Lion Feuchtwanger. Lion Feuchtwanger Collection AR 1234.
