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LBI London on Bluesky
The LBI London is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our research, events, publications, and more: https://bsky.app/profile/lbilondon.bsky.social
New Academic Domain for LBI London
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce an important update to its online presence: our website has a new academic URL, lbilondon.ac.uk.
Commemorating the November Pogroms: Special Lecture Recording from 2013
On the anniversary of the ‘November pogrom’ (Kristallnacht) in 1938, the Leo Baeck Institute London offers a recording of our 2013 event examining this moment in history.
Call for Papers - Beyond Camps and Forced Labour: current international research on survivors of Nazi persecution
Eighth international multidisciplinary conference, to be held at Birkbeck, University of London, and The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, 7-9 January 2026 Deadline: 31 March 2025 The conference will be held in-person only, with no opportunity to attend virtually.
Invitation for submissions to the 2026 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book Essay Prize in German-Jewish Studies
The Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German-speaking Jewry is inviting submissions for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize. The Leo Baeck Institute Year Book is a fully refereed Oxford University Press journal and covers cultural, social, and economic history.
German Deputy Ambassador visits Leo Baeck Institute London
On 22 October 2024, the German Embassy London’s Deputy Head of Mission, Karl-Matthias Klause, visited the new offices of the Leo Baeck Institute London in Bloomsbury.
Leo Baeck Institute’s Library of Lost Books Wins Grimme Online Award in Kultur und Unterhaltung Category
We are thrilled to announce that the Leo Baeck Institute’s Library of Lost Books project has been awarded the prestigious Grimme Online Award in the category of Kultur und Unterhaltung.
Celebrating Hannah Arendt: Philosopher, Political Theorist, and Co-founder of the Leo Baeck Institute London
Today marks the birthday of the influential philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), born in Hanover and raised in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) and Berlin.

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