Visit LBI
At The Center for
Jewish History
Leo Baeck Institute New York
The LBI is located at the Center for Jewish History on the north side of 16th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue.
Current pandemic-related policies of the Leo Baeck Institute
More information about visiting the Center for Jewish History (on the CJH website)
Office Address
15 W. 16th St.
New York, NY 10011, USA
(212) 744-6400
(212) 294-8340
LBI Office Hours
Open to visitors by appointment.
- MON–THU
- 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET
- FRI
- 9:00 AM–3:00 PM ET
- SAT-SUN
- Closed
The LBI is closed on national and Jewish holidays.
CJH Reading Room Hours
Now open.
- MON-THU
- 10:00 AM–4:00 PM ET
- FRI-SUN
- Closed
Entry to the CJH Reading Room is by appointment only. Place hold requests (for non-digitized material only) via the Online Catalog. For assistance, please contact inquiries@cjh.org.
Gallery Hours
Now open.
- MON-WED
- 10:00 AM-4:00 PM ET
- THU
- 10:00 AM-8:00 PM ET
- FRI
- 10:00 AM-3:00 PM ET
- SAT
- Closed
- SUN
- 11:00 AM-5:00 PM ET
Leo Baeck Institute New York – Berlin Office
In 2013, LBI – New York established a branch office in Berlin to maintain and deepen relations with scholars, Jewish Communities, government and corporate sponsors, and the wider public in Germany.
Office Address
Glinkastraße 32
10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)30 500 14 165
Fax. +49 (0)30 500 14 172
Leo Baeck Institute Archives at the Jewish Museum Berlin
Since the early 2000’s, researchers have had access to LBI materials at the Jewish Museum Berlin, where LBI maintains duplicate copies of its microfilm collections. Approximately one-third of the collections are available on over 2,500 microfilms at the Jewish Museum Berlin Reading Room.
Archives Address
Lindenstraße 9-14
D-10969 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 259 93 300