Meet the Fellows

Through our Meet the Fellows series, we introduce the researchers in our fellowship programme and the questions that shape their work. In this interview we speak with Cyra Sommer whose doctoral project traces “translocal memory networks” linking former German Jews in Israel with German society…

The latest feature in the Leo Baeck Institute’s Meet the Fellows series introduces Alisha Meininghaus, whose PhD research on Jewish childbirth amulets from the 17th to the 19th century sheds light on a relatively unexplored field, connecting Jewish women’s history, material…

The latest feature in the Leo Baeck Institute’s Meet the Fellows series introduces Meyrav Levy, whose research examines mediaeval Jewish prayer books, known as mahzorim, and how they fostered multi-sensory, immersive, and emotional experiences for worshipers.

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The latest feature in the Leo Baeck Institute’s Meet the Fellows series introduces Annika Duin, whose research examines how West Germans responded to antisemitism after 1945. Drawing on letters written by non-Jewish citizens to Jewish individuals and communities, her work traces how…

Meet Leo Baeck Fellow Tamar Aizenberg, part of the 2024-25 cohort, whose research offers fresh perspectives on memory, family, and Holocaust history. 

Can you briefly describe your doctoral research project for a non-specialist audience? What drew you to…

Next in LBI’s Meet the Fellows series, we are pleased to highlight Tekle Ekvtimishvili, whose research examines Networks of Protestant mission to the Jews in the 18th century and the roles of Jews and converts in these networks.

Could…

Next in LBI’s Meet the Fellows series, we introduce Melani Shahin, whose research uncovers the intellectual bridges connecting Jewish and Christian music scholars in nineteenth-century Germany.
 

Could you briefly describe your doctoral research…

Welcome to the Meet the Fellows series, where we introduce the researchers in our fellowship programme and hear about their projects, academic paths, and work during their time with us. Today, we speak with Anna Weber from the 2024-25 cohort about her compelling doctoral research, academic…