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...

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...

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...

Jeden Tag bis zum Historikertag eine Fachsektion! Heute: Deutsch-jüdische Geschichtsschreibung nach der Shoah. Historische Bilanz, Zukunftsperspektiven und gegenwärtige Herausforderungen mit: @philipplenhard.bsky.social und Miriam Rürup (Sektionsleitung)

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...

New Publication: ‘Constructing Identity and Belonging in the Diaries and Memoirs of Kindertransport Refugees’ 🔗 Read it online (paid access): doi.org/10.1093/leob... www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09... #LeoBaeckInstituteLondon #GermanStudies #JewishStudies #GermanHistory @monjast96.bsky.social

Dr Monja Stahlberger is the Leo Baeck Institute London’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow for 2025–26. Her current research project explores how German-Jewish exile families have transmitted cultural memory across borders and generations. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/lbi...

We are delighted to announce that the Leo Baeck Institute London’s 2025 Summer Lecture, delivered by Dr Lisa Pine (IHR, University of London), is now available to stream on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen now: lbilondon.ac.uk/pine-25 @ihr.bsky.social @lisapine.bsky.social

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. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/07... @dubnow.bsky.social

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. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/07...

We’re excited to launch our new interview series: ‘Civil Engagement and Democracy in German History: Jewish Experiences and Perspectives’. Read the first interview here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/eng... Upcoming features include Lina Morgenstern, Hugo Preuß, and more.

We warmly invite you to join us for the LBI Summer Lecture 2025. Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On Dr Lisa Pine Thu 10 July 2025 5:30 - 7:00pm Senate House, London Book now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/pine

Happening today! You can also watch online ⬇️

LBI London is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Alice Riegler as Programme and Development Officer. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/06... #LeoBaeckInstituteLondon #GermanStudies #JewishStudies #GermanHistory #JewishHistory #AcademicResearch #LBILondon

In case you missed it: Nicholas Courtman’s recent lecture, ‘(Un)Welcome Returns? Re-Naturalisation Rights of German Jews in Germany’, is now available to stream. Listen now on Spotify, Apple podcasts, and the LBI London YouTube channel. Links: lbilondon.ac.uk/courtman-25

“After the war, Germany rebuilt its international reputation on its policy of officially acknowledging its past crimes. But that reckoning is carefully curated...” @hahauenstein.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com

Today, on his birthday, we remember the life and legacy of Leo Baeck (1873–1956), one of the most important German-Jewish thinkers and leaders of the 20th century. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/05...

We regret to inform you that tomorrow’s lecture, ‘Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period’ by Dr Hochman, is postponed due to the speaker’s illness. We apologise for the short notice and any inconvenience caused. A new date will be announced as soon as it is confirmed. Thank you.

We are pleased to present a new digital flipbook of Lina Morgenstern’s historic Illustrated Cookbook (1907) – a culinary artefact that helped shape Berlin’s social landscape in the early 20th century. Read more: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/05...

Feeding Berlin: Lina Morgenstern and the Fight for Women’s Rights Lina Morgenstern (1830–1909) was a pioneering German social reformer, feminist, writer, and pacifist, whose influence shaped public welfare and women’s rights in 19th-century Germany. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/05...

The LBI London warmly invites you to the second lecture of our 2025 Lecture Series. This Lecture will be streamed online only, and we look forward to welcoming you on Zoom! Prof Erin Hochman Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period 5.30pm, 22 May 2025 lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25

Edgar Feuchtwanger had already retired from the History Department at Southampton by the time I got there, some 30 years ago. But he's still with us and his story is quite the thing... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

This has been 5 years (and many $) in the making, so please make use of this resource!

Discover how archives at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York are helping to preserve the histories of German-Jewish families: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/sna...

As part of the Leo Baeck Institute’s 70th anniversary celebrations, we spotlight the life and thought of Hermann Heller (1891–1933), a leading German scholar and philosopher, celebrated for his defence of democracy and opposition to National Socialism. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...

The Leo Baeck Institute’s #LibraryOfLostBooks project brought searchers together in Cologne to trace Nazi-looted Jewish books. LBI London's Clara Koser shared research methods and hands-on sessions. More: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

Belsen camp was handed over to the British Army SS on 15 April 1945 as part of a negotiated truce They found chaos and devastation: tens of thousands of desperate and sick prisoners and unburied bodies 📸 British forces burning Belsen's barracks, to which they have attached an image of Hitler

The Leo Baeck Institute celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025 with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as its new patron. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...

Call for papers: FINAL WEEK FOR APPLICATIONS Applications close 31 March 2025 for the 8th International ‘Beyond Camps and Forced Labour’ Conference (7–9 January 2026). www.lbilondon.ac.uk/call-for-pap...

Join us at 5.30pm this Thursday, at Senate House or on Zoom, as Dr Nicholas Courtman gives the first lecture of the LBI London Lecture Series 2025 lbilondon.ac.uk/courtman-25 @ghilondon.bsky.social @ncourtman.bsky.social

LBI London Director Joseph Cronin on Hugo Preuß: Architect of the Weimar Constitution www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/03...

Ten doctoral scholarships on German-Jewish history and culture to be awarded in the Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme for the academic year 2025/26 For more information including application details, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship

We’re marking our anniversary with a new short film! Discover our mission, our history, and why our work remains vital today. Watch now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/lbi-70-video @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @ghilondon.bsky.social

My latest article, ‘Fragments on Mein Kampf’, is now available via @tandfresearch.bsky.social Big thanks to Kees Boterbloem and @lisapine.bsky.social! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SVC3F...

So it’s #WorldBookDay and I am dressed as my favourite character from a book, an em dash. It does mean I have to lie supine all day.

We are pleased to announce the next lecture in our 2025 Lecture Series: (Un)Welcome Returns? Re-Naturalisation Rights of German Jews in Germany Dr Nicholas Courtman (King’s College London) 27 March 2025 at 17:30 Senate House, London Book: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/courtman-25 @ghilondon.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce a part-time vacancy for a Programme and Development Officer at the Leo Baeck Institute London. For full details and application instructions, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

Have I gone down a linguistic rabbit hole, or is this kind of thing a bit weird?

Here is the recording! ⤵️ www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/speci...

Exciting news! The Library of Lost Books website is now optimised for mobile devices. Explore the history of Nazi book looting in English, German, Czech, and Hebrew, all from your smartphone. libraryoflostbooks.com #libraryoflostbooks #haveyouseenthisbook #history #Holocaust #jewishhistory

The last clue was technically not accurate, so here’s une pensée sauvage 😉

LBI London Receives Rare Bust of Talmud Translator Lazarus Goldschmidt www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

Looking forward to today’s online conference 👇🏻 Papers by @sgollance.bsky.social, Kataryzna Person, @j-cronin.bsky.social, Markus Nesselrodt, Delphine Bechtel, Michael Meng 🗃️

EVENT | Join the editors of 'Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry' Volume 37 on 12th February to launch the volume at a FREE online conference hosted with the Institute for Polish–Jewish Studies. Register below 👇 @guesnet.bsky.social @katrinsteffen.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social

The Leo Baeck Institute London, in collaboration with @bbkhistorical.bsky.social and @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, announces the Call for Papers for the Eighth International Multidisciplinary Conference on Survivors of Nazi Persecution. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2024/11...

Online Book Talk: 2 weeks to go! Prof Hermann Beck (University of Miami) in conversation with Dr Toby Simpson (Wiener Holocaust Library) Before the Holocaust: Antisemitic Violence and the Reaction of German Elites and Institutions during the Nazi Takeover 20 Feb @ 7pm www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25

The LBI London is pleased to present an online lecture by Professor Hermann Beck, historian and recent recipient of the 2024 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research. Sign up now at www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25 @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social

Which thinker am I currently reading?

The Leo Baeck Institute London proudly presents its 2025 Lecture Series: Belonging and Exclusion. This series explores German-Jewish experiences over four lectures throughout 2025. Join us in-person at Senate House London, or online on Zoom! Details: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/LS-2025

"One of the world’s largest Holocaust archives is accessible online for the first time after a three-year digitisation of much of the collection... the Wiener Holocaust Library’s new online platform includes more than 150,000 items collected over nine decades" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...