On 26 November, the anniversary of his death, we remember Efraim Frisch (1873–1942) www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/eng...

Call for Papers: Crossing Borders – Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents University of Southampton, 14 April 2026 Submit by 31 Dec 2025 Keynote: Prof. Éva Kovács (Vienna Wiesenthal Institute). More: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

Join us for the final lecture in our 2025 Lecture Series, Belonging and Exclusion. Dr Julia Ng from Goldsmiths, University of London, will present A Politics of Inaction: Daoism in German-Jewish Thought on Thursday 27 November at 5.30pm. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/ng-25

The LBI London relocated to Senate House last month, bringing us closer to our academic partner Birkbeck and the venue for many of our lectures. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/11...

Call for Papers: Crossing Borders – Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents University of Southampton, 14 April 2026 Submit by 31 Dec 2025 Keynote: Prof. Éva Kovács (Vienna Wiesenthal Institute). More: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

Meet Leo Baeck Fellow Tamar Aizenberg, part of the 2024-25 cohort, whose research offers fresh perspectives on memory, family, and Holocaust history. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship/m...

Join us for the final lecture in our 2025 Lecture Series, Belonging and Exclusion. Dr Julia Ng from Goldsmiths, University of London, will present A Politics of Inaction: Daoism in German-Jewish Thought on Thursday 27 November at 5.30pm. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/ng-25

The inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture was held last Thursday evening at The Wiener Holocaust Library, as part of the Leo Baeck Institute’s 70th anniversary celebrations. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/11...

Thank you, @ankahajkova.bsky.social! Really enjoyed the long chat with Bea @theajruk.bsky.social and Natalia about Eva Reichmann’s postwar work for @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and her German Jewish networks in exile. With thanks to @lbilondon.bsky.social for this event and to everyone for coming!

This photograph from the Leo Baeck Institute New York collection (F 13380) reveals the damage to a Jewish clothing shop in Magdeburg after the Kristallnacht pogrom on 9 November 1938. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/11...

In case you missed it: Erin Hochman’s recent lecture, ‘Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period’, is now available to stream. Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the LBI London YouTube channel. lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25 lbilondon.ac.uk/spotify

The Leo Baeck Institute London newsletter will be sent out next week. To keep up to date with our latest research, events, and insights into German-Jewish history, please subscribe here: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/ We look forward to keeping you informed about our ongoing work and initiatives.

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

Call for Papers: Crossing Borders – Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents University of Southampton, 14 April 2026 Submit by 31 Dec 2025 Keynote: Prof. Éva Kovács (Vienna Wiesenthal Institute). More: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

In case you missed it: Lisa Pine’s recent lecture, ‘Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On’, is now available to stream. Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, all major podcast platforms & the LBI London YouTube channel. lbilondon.ac.uk/pine-25 lbilondon.ac.uk/spotify

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

The Leo Baeck Institute London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to explore intersections between German-Jewish and British history, including the history of the British Empire. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

Next in LBI London’s Meet the Fellows series: Melani Shahin’s research reveals how 19th-century German-Jewish cantors shaped Jewish music studies through engagement with Christian scholarship. Discover her archival finds and future plans. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship/m...

The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to present Das Hohelied, a booklet published in 1937 by the Jewish Community of Berlin for Passover. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

Meet the Leo Baeck Fellows: We are delighted to introduce Tekle Ekvtimishvili, a doctoral researcher whose work focuses on Networks of Protestant mission to the Jews in the 18th century and the roles of Jews and converts in these networks. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship/m...

#Chancen | @lbilondon.bsky.social invites submissions for its 2027 Year Book Essay Prize | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht... #germanjewishhistory Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2026

Leopold Zunz: The Revolutionary Who Transformed Jewish Scholarship and Integration www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

If you're interested in how the supporters of the Weimar and First Austrian Republics crafted their own version of German nationalism to support democracy, you can watch or listen to my recent lecture. Thanks again to the Leo Baeck Institute London and GHI London for inviting me!

In case you missed it: Erin Hochman’s recent lecture, ‘Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period’, is now available to stream. Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the LBI London YouTube channel. lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25 lbilondon.ac.uk/spotify

📍 This year we launched a new digital archive putting collections from our archive at the hands of researchers worldwide For the past 8 months we have continued to add new collections to the site, now totalling 215,000 pages of crucial evidence from the Holocaust and the Nazi era... buff.ly/VvArPzg

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

The Leo Baeck Institute London is pleased to announce that its publication series, Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts, is now available open access. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/publications...

In case you missed it: Erin Hochman’s recent lecture, ‘Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period’, is now available to stream. Tune in now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the LBI London YouTube channel. lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25 lbilondon.ac.uk/spotify

We are pleased to announce the Leo Baeck Institute London’s 70th Anniversary Biennial Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Frank McDonough at Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square, on 23 October 2025 at 6:30pm. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/biennial

Meet the Leo Baeck Fellows: We are delighted to introduce Tekle Ekvtimishvili, a doctoral researcher whose work focuses on Networks of Protestant mission to the Jews in the 18th century and the roles of Jews and converts in these networks. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship/m...

The Leo Baeck Institute London newsletter will be sent out next week. To keep up to date with our latest research, events, and insights into German-Jewish history, please subscribe here: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/ We look forward to keeping you informed about our ongoing work and initiatives.

We are pleased to announce the Leo Baeck Institute London’s 70th Anniversary Biennial Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Frank McDonough at Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square, on 23 October 2025 at 6:30pm. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/biennial

The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025. Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25 @ghilondon.bsky.social

The Leo Baeck Institute London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to explore intersections between German-Jewish and British history, including the history of the British Empire. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

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The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025. Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25 @ghilondon.bsky.social

Leopold Zunz: The Revolutionary Who Transformed Jewish Scholarship and Integration www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

The Leo Baeck Institute London offers internships of varying length to students specialising in German-Jewish studies or a related field. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

Hugo Haase (1863–1919) was a lawyer, Social Democrat, and later co‑founder of the USPD. Discover his role in German politics and Jewish experiences of democracy in our latest feature: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/lbi...

Library of Lost Books in the EVZ Foundation Magazine www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09... @leobaeckjeru.bsky.social @evzfoundation.bsky.social

The Leo Baeck Institute warmly wishes Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate. This image comes from Dreams of Childhood, a German-Jewish children’s book from our collection. Explore the flipbook here: lbilondon.ac.uk/flipbooks/dr...

New Event Series by the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin: Backing Up History 🎤 Next event: 16 October 2025, 6:00 pm 👉 All details & registration via this link: www.lbi.org/events/backu...

Meet the Leo Baeck Fellows: Anna Marion Weber, 2024/25 cohort We are delighted to introduce Anna Marion Weber, whose doctoral research explores Jewish identity and cultural life in post-war Germany lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

Vacancy - EHRI-UK Project Assistant www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

We're hiring! EHRI-UK Project Assistant - remote work w/ some travel @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Part time (0.4-0.5FTE depending on candidate). Initially 9 months but anticipating extension. Perfect for #PhD students - spread the word! Closing date 26/09/25 wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...

The @bbcworldservice did a two part radio documentary in 2022 entitled: Anne Frank's stepsister: How I survived Auschwitz which is still available on @BBCSounds . Here's a link to Part 1: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Coming this September at the LBI Film Club: Eva’s Promise Everyone knows the story of Anne Frank – but few know about her stepsister, Eva Schloss, or the extraordinary promise she made to her brother, Heinz. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

Only 19 days remain to listen to the Library of Lost Books feature on the BBC World Service. What happened to 60,000 Jewish books looted by the Nazis? 🎧 Listen here (from 44:35): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...

New Event Series by the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin: Backing Up History 🎤 Next event: 9 September 2025, 6:00 pm 👉 All details & registration via this link: www.lbi.org/events/backu...

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger OBE (1924–2025) at the age of 100. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...