Leo Baeck Institute London
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The Leo Baeck Institute London is a research institute dedicated to the study of German-Jewish history and culture, organising research projects, fellowships and public events. Affiliated with Birkbeck, University of London
Meet Daniel Herskowitz, whose research explores modern German-Jewish thought and its engagement with major philosophical traditions. Read the full interview: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
We are thrilled that the LBI London library collection has reached its new home at Senate House Library, following its successful move from Queen Mary University of London last month. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/05... @senatehouselib.bsky.social
Last week, the Channel 4 documentary series ‘Dictator: The Hitler Interviews’ featured historical testimony from the late Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger OBE (1924–2025), historian and long-standing member of the Board of LBI London. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/08...
Congratulations to Amitai Glass Stegman, from LBI’s 2023/4 fellowship cohort, on his article in Jewish Studies Quarterly. In this piece, he looks at late antique debates on fasting in Sasanian Mesopotamia. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social
Meet Ágnes Kelemen, whose doctoral research examines Hungarian Jewish émigré students who left Hungary in response to the numerus clausus law of 1920 and its quota on Jewish access to higher education. Read the full interview: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/05...
LBI Fellow Jordan Katz Publishes New Book on Jewish Midwives Congratulations to Jordan Katz, from LBI’s 2016/17 fellowship cohort, on the publication of her monograph Delivering Knowledge, which appeared in April 2026 with Stanford University Press. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
Earlier this year, intern Tatiana Martin joined LBI London to explore historical memory, oral history and the institute’s collections. Read Tatiana’s interview here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
On 28 July 1929, Yehuda Bacon was born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, into an Orthodox Jewish family. He turns 97 this year. That he survived to this age is, by any measure, extraordinary. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07...
We hope you enjoyed Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn! What did you think of the film? Don’t miss our next free screening – subscribe to the LBI Film Club newsletter to stay in the loop: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list
Last week, LBI London welcomed Dr Susanne Frane and Martine Brucker from the German Embassy in London to our new offices at Senate House, and to the LBI Library at its new home in Senate House Library. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07... @uk.diplo.de
Our July newsletter is out this week, with updates on upcoming events, new research, and news from LBI London. To receive it directly to your inbox, subscribe at the link below. lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/
Senate House Library has written about the arrival of the LBI London library collection in Bloomsbury, and it is worth a read. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
English Heritage has unveiled a new blue plaque at 49 Hallam Street in Marylebone, marking Stefan Zweig’s former London home. The plaque recognises the Austrian Jewish writer’s years in exile in London, where he lived from 1936 to 1939 after fleeing Nazi Austria. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07...
With the Wimbledon Championships underway, we look back at the remarkable legacy of British-Jewish tennis pioneer Angela Buxton (1934–2020), whose historic triumph 70 years ago this year remains a powerful story of excellence and solidarity. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07...
Last week, the 2025-26 Leo Baeck Fellows gathered at the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture, the Simon Dubnow Institute in Leipzig, for their summer workshop. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07...
The Leo Baeck Institute London will be well represented at the British Association for Jewish Studies (BIAJS) 2026 conference, which takes place next week at Birkbeck, University of London. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07... @ankahajkova.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
From the courts of Austria to the grass of Wimbledon, the story of Liesl Herbst nee Westreich (1903-1990) is one of talent, resilience and survival, first recounted in a 2023 biography by her granddaughter. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07... Image: Wiki
We are pleased to share our latest Snapshot of German-Jewish History and Culture: Reassembling Culture: A German-Jewish Almanac in Jerusalem, which is now available to read on our website: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/sna...
Gustav Mahler at 166: A Life Between Two Worlds www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/07... Image: Gustav Mahler, photographed in 1907 by Moritz Nähr. #GustavMahler #MahlerBirthday #GermanJewishHistory #ClassicalMusic #MusicHistory #ViennaHistory #SenateHouseLibrary
LBI Fellow Jordan Katz Publishes New Book on Jewish Midwives Congratulations to Jordan Katz, from LBI’s 2016/17 fellowship cohort, on the publication of her monograph Delivering Knowledge, which appeared in April 2026 with Stanford University Press. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
LBI Fellows Honoured with International Award for Innovative Graphic History www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
Today is your last chance to watch Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn for free 🎬 Our free film club screening closes tonight, so if you have been meaning to watch it, now is the time. 🔗 www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
Catch Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, the newest LBI Film Club feature, streaming free online until Thursday: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
The Leo Baeck Institute London is delighted to announce that Ido Ben Harush has been awarded the 2027 LBI Year Book Essay Prize for German-Jewish Studies for his essay, “Idolatry and Textolatry: Media Crisis from Mendelssohn to Flusser”. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/06...
The clock is ticking – Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn is free to watch until Thursday 🎬 No sign-up, no paywall. 🔗 www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
Watch the latest LBI Film Club screening, Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, free online until Thursday: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
Stream the latest LBI Film Club - Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn - FREE online till Thursday www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
🎬 LBI Film Club: Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn – Free Online Screening 📅 Available free of charge from 25 June to 2 July 2026 🔗 Watch here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...
In our latest Snapshot, LBI London intern Katharina Hadassah Wendl explores a rare and remarkable object in our pamphlet collection: the 1938/39 calendar of the Jüdische Frauenbund, the Jewish Women's Association in Germany. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/sna...
Discover the remarkable story behind our next LBI Film Club screening. In this interview, Sheila Hayman, director and writer of Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, talks about Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Watch and listen here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...