Leo Baeck Institute works to preserve and promote the history and culture of German-speaking Jews.
New Additions to the Art and Object Collection
Hannah Kroner
"What Is Good and What Is Evil" – Thomas Mann as a Political Activist
Help LBI keep the past present with a financial donation or by contributing historical materials.
Annual Gala Dinner
Join us on Thursday November 20, 2025 in honoring Kati Marton and Wolf Blitzer.
Lecture and Conversation
The LBI and the Thomas Mann House Los Angeles present a lecture by scholar and literary critic Kai Sina on Thomas Mann’s political activism during his exile in the U.S.
Exhibition
Samson Schames, a Jewish artist forced to flee Nazi Germany, found an extraordinary visual language in exile – creating vivid mosaics out of rubble gathered from the bombed streets of London. Open September 15-December 21.
Lecture Series
As we look back at the last 70 years of German-Jewish historiography since the founding of the Leo Baeck Institute, LBI presents a series of seven lectures focusing on the most important topics in German-Jewish history.
Visit 70 Years of LBI: Creating Transatlantic Bridges at the Residence of the German Ambassador in Washington, DC
Podcast
Season 4 is now complete From the LBI Archives, more untold stories of Jewish lives in the shadow of fascism. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Virtual Exhibit
Roam the exhibit online, now with even more to discover.
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