We are pleased to announce the Leo Baeck Institute London’s 70th Anniversary Biennial Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Frank McDonough at Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square, on 23 October 2025 at 6:30pm.
Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/biennial
15.10.2025 09:15 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The Leo Baeck Institute London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to explore intersections between German-Jewish and British history, including the history of the British Empire.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies
06.10.2025 13:03 — 👍 17 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025.
Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period.
Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25
@ghilondon.bsky.social
03.10.2025 13:02 — 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
The Leo Baeck Institute London offers internships of varying length to students specialising in German-Jewish studies or a related field.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies
30.09.2025 08:05 — 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Hugo Haase (1863–1919) was a lawyer, Social Democrat, and later co‑founder of the USPD. Discover his role in German politics and Jewish experiences of democracy in our latest feature: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/lbi...
26.09.2025 08:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Leo Baeck Institute warmly wishes Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate.
This image comes from Dreams of Childhood, a German-Jewish children’s book from our collection. Explore the flipbook here: lbilondon.ac.uk/flipbooks/dr...
22.09.2025 13:04 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Meet the Leo Baeck Fellows: Anna Marion Weber, 2024/25 cohort
We are delighted to introduce Anna Marion Weber, whose doctoral research explores Jewish identity and cultural life in post-war Germany
lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
17.09.2025 09:11 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Jeden Tag bis zum Historikertag eine Fachsektion! Heute:
Deutsch-jüdische Geschichtsschreibung nach der Shoah. Historische Bilanz, Zukunftsperspektiven und gegenwärtige Herausforderungen
mit: @philipplenhard.bsky.social und Miriam Rürup (Sektionsleitung)
12.06.2025 06:00 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger OBE (1924–2025) at the age of 100.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
05.09.2025 08:00 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
New Publication: ‘Constructing Identity and Belonging in the Diaries and Memoirs of Kindertransport Refugees’
🔗 Read it online (paid access): doi.org/10.1093/leob...
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
#LeoBaeckInstituteLondon #GermanStudies #JewishStudies #GermanHistory @monjast96.bsky.social
01.09.2025 13:01 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
It was our pleasure! Thank you for an amazing lecture 🙏
12.07.2025 12:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Leo Baeck Institute London held a Fellowship Seminar at Birkbeck, University of London, on 1 and 2 July 2025. The event brought together doctoral fellows and scholars to discuss research in German-Jewish history and culture.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/07...
@dubnow.bsky.social
07.07.2025 09:57 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
We warmly invite you to join us for the LBI Summer Lecture 2025.
Hitler’s Mein Kampf: Reflections 100 Years On
Dr Lisa Pine
Thu 10 July 2025
5:30 - 7:00pm
Senate House, London
Book now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/pine
19.06.2025 07:01 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Happening today! You can also watch online ⬇️
17.06.2025 09:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LBI London is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Alice Riegler as Programme and Development Officer.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/06...
#LeoBaeckInstituteLondon #GermanStudies #JewishStudies #GermanHistory #JewishHistory #AcademicResearch #LBILondon
16.06.2025 07:57 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In case you missed it:
Nicholas Courtman’s recent lecture, ‘(Un)Welcome Returns? Re-Naturalisation Rights of German Jews in Germany’, is now available to stream.
Listen now on Spotify, Apple podcasts, and the LBI London YouTube channel.
Links: lbilondon.ac.uk/courtman-25
13.06.2025 06:22 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
“After the war, Germany rebuilt its international reputation on its policy of officially acknowledging its past crimes. But that reckoning is carefully curated...”
@hahauenstein.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com
24.05.2025 06:19 — 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Today, on his birthday, we remember the life and legacy of Leo Baeck (1873–1956), one of the most important German-Jewish thinkers and leaders of the 20th century.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/05...
23.05.2025 07:31 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
We regret to inform you that tomorrow’s lecture, ‘Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period’ by Dr Hochman, is postponed due to the speaker’s illness.
We apologise for the short notice and any inconvenience caused. A new date will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.
Thank you.
21.05.2025 10:32 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Feeding Berlin: Lina Morgenstern and the Fight for Women’s Rights
Lina Morgenstern (1830–1909) was a pioneering German social reformer, feminist, writer, and pacifist, whose influence shaped public welfare and women’s rights in 19th-century Germany.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/05...
19.05.2025 12:03 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
The LBI London warmly invites you to the second lecture of our 2025 Lecture Series. This Lecture will be streamed online only, and we look forward to welcoming you on Zoom!
Prof Erin Hochman
Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period
5.30pm, 22 May 2025
lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25
14.05.2025 12:21 — 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
This has been 5 years (and many $) in the making, so please make use of this resource!
30.04.2025 11:04 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
As part of the Leo Baeck Institute’s 70th anniversary celebrations, we spotlight the life and thought of Hermann Heller (1891–1933), a leading German scholar and philosopher, celebrated for his defence of democracy and opposition to National Socialism.
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
23.04.2025 09:19 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Emeritus Professor of German, University of Leeds. Former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Chair/Trustee Yorkshire Contemporary, Word Up North, Skipton Music
Research Associate at the Institute for Contemporary History (@univienna) | Digital Humanities | HGIS | Public History
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An international group of early career scholars interested in #JewishStudies and #JewishHistory. Proud to be part of the Jewish Historical Society of England.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Münster
Author of Scripting Genocide: The Wannsee Conference on Television (De Gruyter, 2025)
Louisianan still searching for flavor in Westphalia
Assistant Professor of German at Sun Yat-sen University. DDR and China, Comparative Literature. https://fls.sysu.edu.cn/teacher/3593. she/her. likes cats
Author, honorary professor at University of Nottingham, former executive director of War on Want. https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300282870/magnates-and-masterpieces/
Associate Professor in Modern European History ⎜Holocaust, Jewish history, migration, fashion & visual culture - author of 'Dance on the Razor's Edge: Crime and Punishment in the Nazi Ghettos' (UTP 2021)
Professor of German Literature at the University of Leeds; queer and Holocaust studies; she/her
The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust & Genocide Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Leicester.
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton
BlueSky account for History: The Journal of the Historical Association. Academic history journal published by Wiley; editorial team based at Northumbria University. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468229X
Literaturwissenschaftler | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Universität Siegen |
Dissertationsprojekt zu aisthetischen Registern und ästhetischen Kategorien in der zeitgenössischen deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur
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German Studies, U of Edinburgh. Translation History, Holocaust testimony, archives, interpreters at Holocaust trials. Audio drama and the Holocaust. Occasional Scottish political nonsense. He/him
The Holocaust Research Consultancy is a collective of scholars who have come together to deliver assistance to individuals, families, students, academics, and organizations for Holocaust research, education, and public engagement.
The Centre focuses on the history of German-speaking emigrés who found refuge in Britain, their personal experiences, and contribution to British society.
We are part of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS), School of Advanced Study.
Historian of international crime, international law, human rights and the illiberal right in Germany at ZZF Potsdam. Also teaching at FU Berlin. he/him. Principal Investigator: #OtherGlobalGermany and #il_liberal
Feminist mom | postdoc @UniBremen | AvH Feodor-Lynen Research Fellow @UCT
Interests: cultural studies | memory politics | IR | Holocaust education | governmentality | coloniality | wrote a book: http://is.gd/z4vYgj
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Research Fellow at UCL Institute of Advanced Studies. DPhil History at Magdalen College, Oxford. PG Member Royal Historical Society.
Former: University of Exeter, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Holocaust Educational Trust, US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
historian & curator | Visiting Professor @ Universität Heidelberg | author of “Yesterday: A New History of Nostalgia” | https://tinyurl.com/3u5sex6y
Senior Lecturer in German, Film & Visual Culture @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social. Linguist. Austrianist. Literature, film & visual culture scholar. Views my own.
