Founder Editor (1956-1978)
Prof. Robert Weltsch (1891–1982) was a Czech-German journalist, editor of the Jüdische Rundschau (1919–1938) in Berlin, and a leading voice for Jewish dignity amid Nazi persecution. As first Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London (1945–1964) and Founder Editor of its Year Book(1956–1978), he built its library and pamphlet collection, establishing a cornerstone for German-Jewish studies.