Leo Baeck Institute works to preserve and promote the history and culture of German-speaking Jews.
New Additions to the Art and Object Collection
A History in Imprints
Unwelcome Returns? (Re-)Naturalisation Rights of German Jews and their Descendants in the Federal Republic of Germany
Help LBI keep the past present with a financial donation or by contributing historical materials.
Recipients of the 2025 Leo Baeck Medal
At LBI's 70th Anniversary Gala, held at Temple Emanu-El in New York City on November 2025, LBI honored the work of two extraordinary journalists.
LBI wishes you a happy and healthy Hanukkah. Image: "Kindling the Hanukkah Lights", glass mosaic by Samson Schames, 1956
Exhibition
Samson Schames, a Jewish artist forced to flee Nazi Germany, found an extraordinary visual language in exile – creating vivid mosaics out of rubble gathered from the bombed streets of London. Open September 15-December 21.
Lecture Series
As we look back at the last 70 years of German-Jewish historiography since the founding of the Leo Baeck Institute, LBI presents a series of seven lectures focusing on the most important topics in German-Jewish history.
Visit 70 Years of LBI: Creating Transatlantic Bridges at the Residence of the German Ambassador in Washington, DC
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