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Sep

Job Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Intersections between German-Jewish and British History

Leo Baeck Institute London Location: London, hybrid Salary: £44,487 per annum, pro rata (0.5 FTE). Fixed term for 12 months

Sep

Rosh Hashanah

The Leo Baeck Institute warmly wishes Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish calendar and a moment for reflection, renewal and hope. We say Shanah Tovah Umetukah – may the year ahead bring peace, growth and sweetness to all.

Sep

Leopold Zunz: The Revolutionary Who Transformed Jewish Scholarship and Integration

Leopold Zunz (1794–1886) was a pioneering historian and religious scholar who fundamentally changed how Judaism was understood and studied. The Leo Baeck Institute spoke to Dr. Rachel Livne Freudenthal, a historian and expert in Jewish studies. Dr.

Sep

Library of Lost Books in the EVZ Foundation Magazine

A new article in the EVZ Foundation’s Magazine of the Education Agenda NS-Injustice features reflections by former LBI London Deputy Director Kinga Bloch, along with LBI Jerusalem colleagues Irene Aue-Ben David and Bettina Farack, on the possibilities and limits of Holocaust education i

Sep

Meet the LBI Fellows: Anna Marion Weber, 2024-25 cohort

Welcome to the Meet the Fellows series, where we introduce the researchers in our fellowship programme and hear about their projects, academic paths, and work during their time with us.

Sep

Hugo Haase: Advocate for the Disenfranchised

Hugo Haase (1863–1919) was a prominent lawyer, Social Democrat, and later co-founder of the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD). The Leo Baeck Institute spoke to Dr. Karsten Krampitz, a historian, journalist, and author with a doctorate in history. Dr.