Leo Baeck Institute will be closed on Monday October 1 and Tuesday October 2 in observance of Sukkot. The staff at LBI wishes a good holiday to all and presents these images of Sukkot from LBI Digital Collections.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Rabbi Ronald B. Sobel Named President of LBI
Rabbi Sobel is Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Emanu-El in New York City and a highly regarded scholar.
Rosh Hashanah in LBI Collections
Leo Baeck Institute is closed on September July 17 and Tuesday September 18 in observance of Rosh Hashanah. The staff at LBI wishes “Shana Tova” to all and presents this slideshow of materials from LBI collections that reflect the changing circumstances under which German-speaking Jewish communities have celebrated Rosh Hashanah over centuries, and the many traditions that remain constant.
Children’s Literature
Children’s literature digitized by LBI reflects efforts by German-Jewish communities to educate children about Judaism, and even Zionism, an increasingly relevant topic following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. Some, like the illustrated “Childrens’ Haggadah” remain enduring favorites today.
Jewish Liturgical Music
DigiBaeck includes a number of rare recordings of Jewish liturgical music from the 1920s. These shellac 78 rpm records are documents of Jewish religious life as well as the history of the recorded sound industry.
Persecution, Deportation, and Emigration
Among the artworks in DigiBaeck are many works that attest to the experience of German-speaking Jews under the Nazi regime. These include works secretly created in Theresienstadt by architect Norbert Troller, depictions of refugee and internment camps by Samson Schames, and David L. Bloch’s extensive body of work documenting the Shanghai Ghetto.
Illustrators – Hermann Struck, Hugo Steiner-Prag, E.M. Lilien
Among the many art books in DigiBack are limited edition volumes containing most of the major works of the illustrators E.M. Lilien, Hugo Steiner-Prag, and Hermann Struck.
Expressionists – Ludwig Meidner
Exponents of German Expressionism, an early 20th century movement that shaped many other avant garde movements over the course of the century, and artists influenced by it are well-represented in DigiBaeck, from Ludwig Meidner to Peter Lipman-Wulf.
Impressionists – Max Liebermann and Lesser Ury
DigiBaeck includes many original works and rare prints of works by Max Liebermann an important German impressionist, and founder of the Berlin Secession. Lesser Ury (1861-1931), another Berlin impressionist who had a complicated relationship with Liebermann, is also represented in DigiBaeck.
Augenspiegel (Recommendation on whether to confiscate, destroy, and burn all Jewish books) (1511)
This early defense of religious tolerance was written by the Christian Hebraist Johannes Reuchlin in rebuttal of a widely discussed proposal to ban all Jewish books.
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