We are delighted to invite you to a special evening marking the 70th anniversary of the Leo Baeck Institute.
The evening will feature musical performances by members of the Barenboim-Said Academy, an introduction by Professor Michael Brenner, President of LBI International, and a keynote speech by Dr Doron Rabinovici: ‘On the Reality of Yesterday and the Possibility of Tomorrow – On Jewishness in the German Context’.
“Jewish life in the successor states of National Socialist rule could only emerge because there was neither a return to the German or Austrian Judaism of the past, nor a completely new beginning. Only in open societies, which allowed Jews to be both equal and yet different, could Jewish communities after 1945 hope to be more than a mere epitaph, and to flourish once again.”
– Doron Rabinovici
A reception will follow the formal programme.
The anniversary year is held under the patronage of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Schedule:
6:15pm: Doors open
7:00pm: Programme begins – Welcome by Prof Michael Brenner and opening remarks
Keynote address: Dr Doron Rabinovici
Musical accompaniment: Musicians from the Barenboim-Said Academy
From 8:30pm: Reception
Flyer (in German, PDF): LBI-70-Gala.pdf
