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A childhood in exile: new oral history
A new oral history published by the Leo Baeck Institute London records the experiences of a man who left Czechoslovakia as a young child in 1939 and grew up in wartime Britain.
Remembering Arno Paucker, ten years on
Today, 13 October 2026, we remember Dr Arnold Paucker OBE, known to colleagues and friends by his birth name of Arno, on the tenth anniversary of his death.
New article by LBI London Research Fellow Dr Alexander Brown
We are pleased to announce that Dr Alexander Brown, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Leo Baeck Institute London, has published a new article in Memory Studies.
Book talk explores family, memory and the legacy of the Holocaust
The Leo Baeck Institute London was pleased to co-host a book talk at The Wiener Holocaust Library on 5 October 2026, featuring Inheritance: Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust.
LBI London marks German Unity Day in Canterbury
LBI London board member Dr Charlie Knight represented the Institute at a German Unity Day reception at Canterbury Cathedral on 6 October, hosted by the German Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Susanne Baumann.
Professor Neil Gregor elected German History Society chair
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to congratulate Professor Neil Gregor, a member of the LBI London Board, on his election as chair of the German History Society for 2026–29.
New book: Reading Hitler’s Victims
A new study by Ellen Pilsworth examines how memoirs by refugees from Nazi persecution were published and presented to British readers before and during the Second World War.
Austrian cultural and diplomatic guests visit LBI London
It was a pleasure to welcome guests from Austria’s cultural and diplomatic community to the Leo Baeck Institute London this week.

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