To mark 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute, German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk has aired a special feature on its programme Schalom. Jüdisches Leben heute (‘Shalom: Jewish life today’), which offers an engaging portrait of the Institute’s international impact and evolving mission.
Moderated by Micha Guttmann, the broadcast brings together voices from across the LBI’s global network – including Michael Brenner (International President), Doron Rabinovici (keynote speaker at the Berlin anniversary event), and Mirjam Bistrovic (Head of the Berlin Office).
The programme explores the Institute’s growing digital presence and its outreach to younger generations, as well as its continuing commitment to preserving and interpreting the legacy of German-speaking Jewry. Featured initiatives include:
- Exile Podcast – sharing personal stories of displacement and migration
- Stolpertexte – a literary engagement with survivor testimonies
- DigiBaeck – the Institute’s vast digital archive of German-Jewish history
- A new project, currently in development, to document the German-Jewish diaspora online
Amid ongoing threats to democracy and rising antisemitism, the feature also reflects on the continued relevance of the LBI’s work today.
Listen to the full (German-language) broadcast here:
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/70-jahre-leo-baeck-institut-102.html
