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Unboxing History: LBI London’s Archives Return from Storage
Boxes are open again! After several years in storage, archival materials and institutional records belonging to the Leo Baeck Institute London have arrived at our new base at Senate House in Bloomsbury. 
LBI London Welcomes New Intern
The Leo Baeck Institute London has welcomed Tatiana Martin as its new intern. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, she recently completed a degree in German and Spanish and will begin an MA in European History later this year.​
Exploring History Through Books: ‘Forensics at the Library’ Workshop at the University of Sussex
Yesterday, Wednesday 4 February, former Deputy Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London, Kinga Bloch, led a Library of Lost Books Search Day as part of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day event at the University of Sussex.
German Past and Present: Leo Baeck Institute Announces 2026 Lecture Series
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce the programme for its 2026 Lecture Series, which explores how Germany’s turbulent past continues to influence its identity, politics, and collective memory today.
Celebrating Alex Natan's 120th Birth Anniversary: A Life of Resilience
As the 120th anniversary of Alex Natan’s birth on 1 February 1906 approaches, the Leo Baeck Institute London invites people to discover his extraordinary life through our 2024 Lecture Series talk by Professor Kay Schiller.
New library acquisition: A Woman Named Edith by Daria Santini, published by Yale University Press (2026)
Edith Tudor Hart, born Edith Suschitzky (1908–1973), was an émigré photographer and covert agent for the Soviet Union. Originally from Vienna, she trained in photography at the Bauhaus in Dessau.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day is observed annually on 27 January to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet forces in 1945.
Deadline next month: LBI Year Book Essay Prize
Applications for the 2027 LBI Year Book Essay Prize in German-Jewish Studies close in one month, on 28 February 2026.

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