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 short stories, Lore Segal received acclaim for her work for children. Tell Me a Mitzi and The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless, Her Cat...
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 in Hebräisch!
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 a Viennese Orthodox Jewish family who fled Europe alone as an adolescent in the late 1930s. An irreverent, comic, rageful man with three names, who...
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 experiences within the framework of various research and documentation projects. Many of the survivors who gave testimonies between 1945 and 1947 reappeared three or four...
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...
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...
Testimony, Solidarity, and Politics in the Work of Esther Dishereit Dr. Irit Dekel and Dr. Lilach Naishtat Zoom event, registration required. Veranstaltung ist auf HEBRÄISCH!
A Conference Marking 70 Years of »The Art of Loving« Tuesday, 12.05.2026 Wednesday, 13.05.2026 Find the full program in Hebrew ➚here.
How do you create human agency in times of war? – Rawson Basharat, Editor-in-Chief; Magazine +972 Seventh session of the annual oral history series Moderator: Prof. Amos Goldberg,...
21 May 2026, 5:30PM - 07:00 PM German Historical Institute London London WC1A 2NJ During the Third Reich, German political, social, economic, and private life was transformed to such an extent that the Holocaust became thinkable and, ultimately, possible. Yet many Germans maintained a ‘not Nazi’ subjectivity, drawing a line between themselves and overly...
Hebrew and Arabic – Thinking Within War Dr. Lilach Nethanel and Dr. Daniel Behar Zoom event, registration required. Veranstaltung ist auf HEBRÄISCH!
Wir möchten Sie im Namen der Freunde und Förderer des Leo Baeck Instituts herzlich zu unserer Podiumsdiskussion in Kooperation mit dem Podcast »Der zweite Gedanke« (radio3/rbb) mit anschließendem Empfang einladen. Freuen Sie sich auf ein anregendes Gespräch über deutsch-jüdisches Exil gestern und heute. Im Zentrum stehen die Kulturgeschichte der jüdischen Emigration sowie universelle Erfahrungen von Entwurzelung, Isolation und dem Leben...
The Language of Resistance in the Works of Jokl, Jelinek, Bachmann Prof. Michal Ben-Horin and Hanan Elstein
22 October 2026, 5:30PM - 07:00 PM German Historical Institute London London WC1A 2NJ LBI Lecture Series 2026 What role did Jewish survivors in the German Democratic Republic play...
19 November 2026, 5:30PM - 07:00 PM German Historical Institute London London WC1A 2NJ Once the driving force of antisemitism worldwide, Nazi Germany waged war against Jews everywhere, radicalising...
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