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Invitation for submissions to the 2027 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 2027 Year Book Essay Prize. The Leo Baeck Institute Year Book is a fully refereed Oxford University Press journal covering all areas of history and culture.
Deutschlandfunk Feature on 70 Years of the Leo Baeck Institute
To mark 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute, German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk has aired a special feature on its programme Schalom.
New LBI Library Acquisition: 100+ Synagogen in Deutschland
We are very pleased to announce the addition of 100+ Synagogen in Deutschland by Alex Jacobowitz to the LBI London Library.
Exploring German-Jewish Memory at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
As part of my postdoctoral research into transnational German-Jewish identity, I recently had the opportunity to explore the collections of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC).
Historians Gather at LBI London for Workshop on ‘Children of 1848’
Last week, the Leo Baeck Institute London hosted a high-level academic workshop centred on a forthcoming monograph by historian and LBI London board member Professor Abigail Green (University of Oxford).
LBI London Hosts Fellowship Seminar 2025 at Birkbeck
The Leo Baeck Institute London held a Fellowship Seminar at Birkbeck, University of London, on 1 and 2 July 2025. The event brought together doctoral fellows and scholars to discuss research in German-Jewish history and culture.
LBI Year Book Essay Prize Winner 2026: Angelina Palmén
The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce Angelina Palmén as the winner of the 2026 LBI Year Book Essay Prize for her essay, Rethinking the Jewish Public Sphere: The Case of the Imperial German Trade Journal Der
Donation of Books from Pauline Paucker’s Library
The Leo Baeck Institute London is honoured to receive a donation of four books from the personal library of Pauline Paucker, widow of the late Dr Arnold Paucker, who served as Director of LBI London from 1959 to 2001.

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