The Leo Baeck Institute London, together with its partners, is pleased to announce the 2025-26 cohort of Leo Baeck Fellows, a new group of outstanding doctoral researchers working on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry, whose profiles and projects are showcased on the Fellowship’s website.
The 2025-26 fellows are doctoral candidates at universities in Europe, Israel, and the Americas whose projects span history, literature, philosophy, and cultural studies. Their work explores German-Jewish life in diverse places and periods, continuing the programme’s tradition of supporting up to ten excellent early-career scholars each year.
Fellows remain enrolled at their home universities while receiving a monthly grant, a research allowance, and additional support for costs such as health insurance, childcare, and research travel. They meet twice a year for intensive workshops jointly organised by the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, the Leo Baeck Institute London, and the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow in Leipzig.
The new fellows join a growing international network of Leo Baeck fellows and alumni, many of whom now work in universities, archives, museums, and cultural institutions, extending the impact of the programme far beyond the fellowship period.
