Center for Jewish HistoryLeo Baeck Institute is a New York City-based research library devoted to the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. LBI documents and engages this legacy through its library and archival collections, exhibitions, events and lectures. LBI was founded in 1955 and named in honor of Rabbi Leo Baeck.
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We offer free and open access to most of our collections. Many of our materials have been digitized and are available online. You can also search our online catalog, which provides an inventory of our digital as well as physical holdings.

For more information, please see our guidelines and policies on conducting research, as well as our overview of the various collections of the Leo Baeck Institute.

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Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
(Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 744-6400 or (212) 294-8340

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The Leo Baeck Institute is located at the Center for Jewish History, and physical access to our archival and library materials is available via the Center's Reading Room.
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