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LBI Year Book Essay Prize Winner 2024: Matthew Johnson
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book Essay Prize is Matthew Johnson for his article Off-Translation: Bertha Pappenheim’s Yiddish-Ge
Welcome Dr Joseph Cronin!
The Leo Baeck Institute London warmly welcomes its new director, Dr Joseph Cronin. Dr Cronin took up the post on 1 September and we look forward to a dynamic new era for the Institute under his leadership.
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Leo Baeck
On this day, the Leo Baeck Institute London commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabbi Leo Baeck (1873-1956), a remarkable individual whose life and teachings continue to resonate with people around the world.
Press Release "Have you seen this book?“
New Innovative Project: "Have you seen this book?" combines a virtual online campaign with parallel physical exhibitions addressing both the Nazi theft and the rescue of a German-Jewish library.
In Memory of Peter Pulzer
It is with great sadness that we record the death of our former Chairman and Honorary Lifetime President, Professor Peter Pulzer.   Against the Current
New snapshot
The Secret Life of Anna O. – Bertha Pappenheim’s Gender Revolution, Religion and Modernity
LBI Year Book Essay Prize Winner 2023: Sam Shonkoff
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book Essay Prize is Sam Shonkoff for his article Gender in Martin Buber’s Hasidic Tales.
Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2023/2024
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the international Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2023/2024 (German academic year October 2023-September 2024).

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