On the anniversary of the ‘November pogrom’ (Kristallnacht) in 1938, the Leo Baeck Institute London offers a recording of our 2013 event examining this moment in history.
The lectures, introduced by Sir Nicholas Montagu, explore the events of Kristallnacht and their brutal impact on Jewish communities.
Eighth international multidisciplinary conference, to be held at Birkbeck, University of London, and The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, 7-9 January 2026
The conference will be held in-person only, with no opportunity to attend virtually.
The Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German-speaking Jewry is inviting submissions for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize. The Leo Baeck Institute Year Book is a fully refereed Oxford University Press journal and covers cultural, social, and economic history. A leading journal in the field, the Year Book has appeared annually since 1956.
The Essay Prize was established in 2011 to stimulate new research on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry, and to promote young researchers in the field. The essay can be on any topic relating to German-speaking Central European Jewry, and should have a clear focus on the German-Jewish dimension and context.
On 22 October 2024, the German Embassy London’s Deputy Head of Mission, Karl-Matthias Klause, visited the new offices of the Leo Baeck Institute London in Bloomsbury.
Klause was welcomed by Dr Joseph Cronin, Director of LBI London, and members of his team. During the visit, the Deputy Ambassador was given a tour of the new office, which is now located near partners Birkbeck, University of London, the German Historical Institute London, and the Wiener Holocaust Library.
We are thrilled to announce that the Leo Baeck Institute’s Library of Lost Books project has been awarded the prestigious Grimme Online Award in the category of Kultur und Unterhaltung. This recognition highlights the dedication and hard work behind the project, which aims to relocate books from Berlin’s Higher Institute for Jewish Studies, closed by the Nazis in 1942.
We cordially invite you to celebrate the exhibition opening with us!
After a brief welcome, Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David, Director of the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem, will present the project behind the exhibition. The Library of Lost Books is a worldwide search for the library of the Berlin Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, which was once looted by the Nazis. Prof. Dr. Christian Wiese, Director of the Buber-Rosenzweig Institute at Goethe University, will then give a short introduction to the history of the university and the Jewish scholarly movement.
Today marks the birthday of the influential philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), born in Hanover and raised in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) and Berlin. Arendt, a co-founder of the Leo Baeck Institute London, is renowned for her profound impact on political thought and her dedication to preserving Jewish cultural heritage.
We’re thrilled to announce that our innovative project, Library of Lost Books, has been shortlisted for the prestigious PR Report Award 2024 in two categories: Politics & Society/Non-Profit and Content Communication/Integrated Communication and Content Strategy.
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. This significant move reflects the Institute’s commitment to fostering greater accessibility and engagement with German-Jewish history and culture for researchers, students, and the wider public.
18th, 20th of November, 2nd, 9th December 2024
4.00-6.00pm Berlin Time
Participants:
Aebischer, Emilie: Writing History in the Face of Fanaticism: Ernst Cassirer and his Reception as a Historian (University of St. Andrews, History)
Aizenberg, Tamar: The Third Generations: Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors, Grandchildren of Perpetrators and Holocaust Memory (Brandeis University, Jewish Studies)
