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Leo Baeck Institute London Welcomes 2024 Research Fellows
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce the selection of its 2024 cohort of research fellows.
New Snapshot: Lion Feuchtwanger
We are excited to announce that our thirteenth Snapshot of German-Jewish History and Culture is now available online.
Library of Lost Books nominated for the Grimme Online Award
We are excited to share the news that the Library of Lost Books has been nominated for this year’s Grimme Online Award, a prestigious German media prize.
Interview with LBI London Director Dr Joseph Cronin and Deputy Director Kinga Bloch
The Friends and Supporters of the Leo Baeck Institute in Berlin have published an interview on their website looking at the work of our Director and Deputy Director. Excepts can be read below and a link to the full article (in German) is at the bottom of the page.  
Workshop: Jewish Refugees in the British Empire, 1933–1948, led by Prof Atina Grossmann
Last Thursday, the Leo Baeck Institute London, in collaboration with the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (BISA), hosted a workshop titled “Jewish Refugees in the British Empire, 1933–1948” at Senate House, University of London.
The Luzzatto Manuscript
Samuel David Luzzatto’s Synonymia Hebraica (Mavdil Nirdafim) (c. 1815–1820) is a remarkable manuscript smuggled out of Germany by Alexander Guttmann in 1940. 
German-Jewish Gymnasts – 10th Anniversary of the Bar Kochba Gymnasts’ Club
In 1909, the Berlin-based Jüdische Turnzeitung (Jewish Gymnastics Newspaper) published a commemorative pamphlet titled ‘Physical Renaissance of the Jews’ to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Bar Kochba gymnasts’ club and the 4th Sports Day of Jewish Gymnasts.
The London Book Detective Team
One of the pioneering members of the Library of Lost Books team is the LBI London’s volunteer Jonathan, who is on a year-long placement with the ARSP (Action Reconciliation Service for Peace). 

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