With this lecture series, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Eva Reichmann —The Leo Baeck Institutes in London, Jerusalem, and New York are launching a new annual lecture series in honour of this important historian and sociologist. Who was Eva Reichmann? Eva Reichmann (1897–1998) was a pioneering scholar of antisemitism and a central...
Am 10. November 2025 feiert das LBI New York | Berlin gemeinsam mit der bpb und der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin den Launch der zweiten Staffel des Podcasts EXIL, der bewegende Geschichten jüdischer Künstler:innen und Intellektueller im Exil erzählt – Auftaktfolge: »Die glamouröse Rache der Lily Renée«. Montag, der 10. November 2025, 18:00Uhr Berlin-Mitte (genauer Ort...
Join us for an evening celebrating Meirav Reuveny’s book Wednesday, 19.11.2025 at 19:00. Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem, Zoom. Chair and Opening Remarks: Prof. Aya Elyada Greetings: Prof....
Opening Session of the Annual Oral History Workshop: How Much Should We Record? Prof. Edwin Seroussi (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Chair: Dr. Amalia Kedem (The National Library of Israel)...
With a gala dinner we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Leo Baeck Institute and honor Wolf Blitzer and Kati Marton with the Leo Baeck Medal. Thursday., 20. Nov. 2025, 18:00 GMT-5 Temple Emanu-El 1 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065 Format: in person ➚ Get your tickets here Please join the...
An evening following the research workshop Egodocuments – Theory and Practice; It’s Nice to Docu-Meet You: A Conversation on Visual Egodocuments in Research and Film Tuesday, 25/11/2025 17:30 Berlin time (18:30 Jerusalem time) Amit Levi and Anat Vogman. In conversation with Guy Miron The event will take place at the institute and can also be joined...
Learn about how German-Jewish thinkers like Mendelssohn, Rosenzweig, and Benjamin engaged with Daoism to challenge power, productivity, and reimagine religion. Thursday, November 27th, 2025 - 18:30 Berlin time (17:30...
Tuesday, 16/12/2025, 20:00 (Jerusalem time) Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron rd., Jerusalem Join us for a special screening of the film Hannah Arendt – Facing Tyranny The film will be screened as part of the Jewish Film Festival and to mark the 50th anniversary of Hannah Arendt’s passing. Opening remarks: Professor Steven Asheim For more details...
03.12.2025, 19:00 (Jerusalem time) Online event. The event will be held in Hebrew! Second session in the annual series: In the Wheels of Time: Issues Related to Time in Jewish-German...
In der dritten Lesung der Reihe geht es um die Frage, wie Deutschsein, Jüdischsein und israelische Identität sich überschneiden oder auseinandergehen – über Einigkeit und Barrieren, gemeinsame Geschichte und unterschiedliche Perspektiven nach dem 7. Oktober. 4.12.2025, 18:00 Berlin time Repräsentantensaal, Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Judaicum Oranienburger Straße 28-30, 10117 Berlin Der Eintritt ist...
Paul Nemitz, ehrenamtlicher Schatzmeister der Freunde und Förderer des Leo Baeck Instituts ist zu Gast in Frankfurt (a.M.) Paul F. Nemitz ist renommierter Jurist und Experte für europäische Rechts- und...
Monday, 08/12/2025 Tuesday, 09/12/2025 18:00 (Jerusalem time) Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Register here. Home – a word that encapsulates a world. A lifespan of legacies and memories, sights and sounds and smells. We chose the theme of »Home« to delve into the multiple contexts of this concept in the history of German-speaking Jewish...
Thursday, 11/12/2025 18:00 (Jerusalem time) Zoom event, registration required. Prof. Natalia Aleksiun, University of Florida Moderator: Dr. Martina Weiz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Monday, 22/12/2025, 19:00 (Jerusalem time) Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem or Zoom Admission is free but advance registration is required. Join us for an evening in honor of the new edition of Naftali Herz Wiesel’s book Words of Peace and Truth Chairman: Sharon Livne Greetings: Ze’ev Keinan Participants: Emanuel Etkes, Iris Idelson-Shine, Tal Kugman Commentator: Shmuel...
The lecture is about current international research on survivors of Nazi persecution, going beyond just concentration camps and forced labour to include all those affected by racial, political or ideological persecution between 1933-1945. 7-9 January 2026, 9:00 Birkbeck, University of London The Wiener Holocaust Library, London A call for papers is now open...
105 Years Since the Birth of Yosl Bergner An evening featuring:Ruti Director, Uri Hollander, Ariel Hirschfeld, and Carmela Rubin Admission is free, but registration in advance is required.It is also possible to join online. Die Veranstaltung wird auf Hebräisch abgehalten!
Who was the real man behind the male protagonist of Lore Segal’s Her First American? This event is part of LBI's programming series surrounding our exhibition And That's True...
(Re-)Naturalisation Rights of German Jews and their Descendants in the Federal Republic of Germany Article 116 Paragraph Two of the Basic Law (the German constitution of 1949) grants former German citizens whose citizenship was removed by the Nazi regime on the grounds of their Jewish ‘race’ the right to German citizenship upon application. This...
Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion (2013) & The Blond Boy from the Casbah (2023) The Leo Baeck Institute London is delighted to invite you to a special double‑feature online screening from...
Die deutsch-israelischen Beziehungen in den Geisteswissenschaften (1950–1990) Vor dem Hintergrund des Spannungsfelds zwischen den Schatten der Shoah, diplomatischen Erwartungen, der Wiedergutmachungspolitik und universitären Konkurrenzen geht die Studie der Frage nach, wann und wie sich die ersten akademischen Kontakte zwischen der Bundesrepublik und Israel in den Geisteswissenschaften entwickelten. Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David ist Leiterin des Leo Baeck...
Video Documentation as a Gateway to Family Continuity Dr. Shula Mola, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Chair: Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli, Ben-Gurion University Online event, register here. Das Event wird in Hebräisch abgehalten!
The Life and Work of Lore Segal The program will be livestreamed on our YouTube here. On January 22, LBI will open its first exhibition of 2026 And That's True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal. Aside from the unveiling of the exhibition, the opening event will feature renowned actor Toni Kalem...
A Polish Rabbi's Witness of the Shoah and Survival Dr. Joanna Sliwá will join the LBI Book Club in January to discuss the book It Will Yet Be Heard: A Polish Rabbi's Witness of the Shoah and Survival by Leon Thorne. Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer once described Dr. Leon Thorne’s memoir as a...
Evening in honor of Dr. Assaf Ziderman’s book: Martin Buber’s Dialogic Thought as a Philosophy of Action Moderator: Rachel Livne-Freudenthal Speakers: Miri Rozmarin, Or Sharf Responder: Assaf Ziderman The event will take place at the institute, you can also join online. Admission is free but pre-registration is required. The event will be held...
Time and Holiness in German-Jewish Tradition Prof. Amir Eshel (Stanford University) and Prof. Galili Shahar (Tel Aviv University) Online meeting, for registration click here.
Was New York like Vienna? How Jewish Refugees from Austria, 1938-1941, Made America into a New Version of the Habsburg Monarchy Jews who fled Nazi Austria after the Anschluss in 1938 went to many places, but primarily to the United States, where they tried to make new homes for themselves. In so doing, many of...
Reflections on an Oral History Teaching Project in 2025 Dr. Agnès Arp, University of Erfurt & Dr. Axel Doßmann, Berlin Moderator: Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David, Leo Baeck Institute Zoom event, registration required.
Professor Didem Uca will join LBI to discuss The Artificial Silk Girl This enthralling tale of a “material girl” in 1930s Berlin is the masterpiece of a literary icon, rediscovered and restored to the same heights as such luminaries as Isherwood and Brecht. In 1931 a young woman writer living in Germany penned her answer...
This event is part of LBI's programming series surrounding our exhibition And That's True Too: The Life and Work of Lore Segal In addition to penning four novels and numerous...
In the Wheels of Time Fifth Meeting in the Annual Series Prof. Aya Elyada (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Dr. Yemima Hovav (Herzog College) Online meeting, registration required. Die Vernstaltung ist...
Di., 17. März 2026, 18:30–20:30 Center for Jewish History (map) 15 W. 16th St. New York, NY 10011 Was New York like Vienna? How Jewish Refugees from Austria, 1938-1941, Made America into a New Version of the Habsburg Monarchy Jews who fled Nazi Austria after the Anschluss in 1938 went to many...
Join Us for an Evening in Memory of Prof. Zohar Shavit Dedicated to Her Book: Cultural Translation: The Haskalah Library and the Making of the Modern Jew Memorial Speeches: Prof. Yaakov Shavit Chair: Dr. Maya Shabat Participating: Dr. Tal Kugman, Dr. Natalie Naimark Goldberg, Prof. Dorothea Salzer The event will take place at the...
Do., 19. März 2026, 17:00–18:30 GMT-4 Center for Jewish History New York Admission is free, get your tickets here. Join the Claims Conference, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the editors and contributors of the newly published book for a discussion about the experiences of German and Austrian older adults during and after the Holocaust....
A Roundtable Discussion This event brings together scholars and individuals with personal connections to the Kindertransport to explore its legacy in British memory and culture. The discussion will examine historical narratives, cultural representations, and the continuing significance of the Kindertransport in shaping British identity. Online (hosted by the Leo Baeck Institute London in collaboration with...
Discourse Culture as a Documentary Tool Join Us for the Fifth Meeting of the Annual Oral History Series Dr. Omer Einav, Yad Yaari Moderator: Neta Shapira, University of Haifa...
Mittwoch, 25. März 2026, 18:00 Campus Charité Mitte, Carl-Westphal-Hörsaal, Alte Nervenklinik Bomhoefferweg 3 Begrüßung: Lydia Stötzer (GeDenkOrt.Charité – Wissenschaft in Verantwortung) Grußwort: Dr. Miriam Bistrovic (Berliner Direktorin des Leo Baeck Institute - New York | Berlin) New York, Ende der 1950er Jahre: Der aus Braunschweig stammende Arzt Walter Heinemann (1883-1968) sitzt an seinem...
Join Us For An Evening In Honor Of The Book by Dr. Maya Shabbat. Chair: Dr. Ahuva Liberles Greetings: Prof. Guy Miron Speakers: Dr. Emma Zohar, Prof. Shmuel Feiner, Prof. Motti Zalkin Respondent: Dr. Maya Shabbat The event will take place at the institute, you can also join via Zoom Free admission, registration...
Di., 31. März 2026, 20:00–21:30 MESZ Online. Admission is free, get your ticket here. Karen Bermann grew up in the mad orbit of her father, Fritz, the rebellious child of...
University of Southampton Highfield Campus 7 April 2026, 1:48PM - 02:48 PM During the past seven decades, tens of thousands of Shoah survivors have told or written their personal...
Personal narratives such as diaries, letters, memoirs, and autobiographies often capture experiences of migration, exile, and cultural transition that are less visible in other forms of documentation. This conference seeks to explore how ego-documents function as records of transnational experience, linguistic negotiation, and cultural hybridity. Ego-documents allow for what Iriye and Saunier (2009) termed the...
Mi., 15. Apr. 2026, 19:30–21:00 GMT-4 Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th St. New York, NY 10011 Get your tickets here. On April 15th, 2026, WORDTheatre will bring Lore Segal’s final short story collection, Still Talking, to life through performances by James Cromwell (Succession), Toni Kalem (The Sopranos), Mary Beth Peil (Dawson’s Creek), Penny...
Emotional Remembrance through Interactions with AI-based Representations of Holocaust-Survivors Berit Zimmerling, University of Tübingen Moderator: Dr. Daniel Mahla, University of Haifa Zoom Event, Registration Required.
Computerspiele und Citizen Science als Räume der Erinnerung Dr. Alina Bothe ist Historikerin und Leiterin mehrerer Forschungsprojekte zur Geschichte des Holocaust am Selma Stern Zentrum für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg. Außerdem ist...
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