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Rosh Hashanah
The Leo Baeck Institute wishes Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate! This holiday marks not only the beginning of the Jewish calendar but also a time for introspection, renewal, and hope. Shanah Tovah Umetukah - may the coming year be filled with peace, growth, and sweetness for all.
LBI Year Book Essay Prize winner 2025: Theresa Eisele
We are delighted to announce that Theresa Eisele has been awarded this year’s Leo Baeck Essay Prize for her outstanding essay, ‘“With a gesture, a smile, a glance”: Felix Salten performing Vienna and decoding acculturation’.
Open Access to the LBI London Schriftenreihe Series
The Leo Baeck Institute London is delighted to announce that its renowned publication series, Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts, is now available open access, offering free and unlimited digital access to our collection of publications.
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.

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