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Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger on BBC Panorama
Last night, 20 April, BBC Panorama broadcast ‘Antisemitism: Why British Jews Are Afraid’, an episode examining the rise in antisemitism in the UK and its effect on Jewish life in Britain.
Leo Haas at 125: Art, Witness and Survival
On 15 April 2026, the 125th anniversary of Leo Haas’s birth offers an opportunity to remember an artist whose work became part of the historical record of Nazi persecution.
Passover 2026
We wish all our supporters and the wider community a very happy and peaceful Passover. Please note that the Institute will be closed on the following dates:
New Publication: Holocaust Letters
A new edited volume, Holocaust Letters: Methodologies, Cases and Reflections, has recently been published, featuring a chapter by LBI London Director Joseph Cronin.
International Women’s Day Spotlight: Bertha Pappenheim’s Jewish Feminist Legacy
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate Bertha Pappenheim (1859–1936), the trailblazing Jewish feminist known as ‘Anna O.’ in Freud’s studies, who overcame personal hardship to lead social reform.
Call for Papers: “Between Revolution and Reaction – German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right”
The Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference at the Center for Jewish History, New York Oct. 25-27, 2026
Hans Menasse: From Kindertransport Refugee to Austrian Football Champion
Today marks the birthday of Austrian footballer Hans Menasse (1930–2022), born in Vienna to a Jewish father and a Christian mother. Following the Anschluss and the onset of persecution against Jewish citizens, his family attempted to secure travel permits but were unsuccessful.
Welcome to LBI London: Dr Alexander Brown joins as new Postdoctoral Researcher
We are delighted to welcome Dr Alexander Brown to the LBI London as our new Postdoctoral Researcher. Dr Brown joins us for a one-year position, bringing outstanding expertise in the history and memory of state socialism in East Germany.

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