Exhibition Opening: Hidden in Plain Sight

On May 6, 2026, the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin will open Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Photo Album of Theresienstadt. After a short introduction by LBI and Jakub Weiner of the Weiner family, Dr. Christiane Bauer will explore the history of the Theresienstadt ghetto through its visual culture. She examines how the newly discovered “G.T. Album” photo collection helps paint a fuller picture of the often misunderstood ghetto.

Learn more about the exhibition here.

The exhibition is presented in cooperation with the Weiner family and the Memorial of Silence (Czech Republic). The exhibition is also made possible by the Charles and Madeline Dreifus Family Exhibition Fund.

Christiane Bauer, PhD is the lead researcher for the forthcoming revitalized permanent exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She has worked extensively on German Jewish history and in the field of Holocaust studies as exhibition curator, provenance researcher, and oral historian. She received her PhD in History from University of Cologne and holds an MA in Jewish Studies and History from Freie Universität Berlin. Her research has been supported by grants and fellowships from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Max Weber Foundation. Her forthcoming book “Becoming German American: A transgenerational German migration story in America post-1945” will be published by Franz Steiner Verlag in September 2026.

Jakub Weiner is the grandson of Milan Weiner z"l, the original owner of the Album Ghetto Theresienstadt. On behalf of the Weiner family and the Memorial of Silence, he has been working with the Leo Baeck Institute on the forthcoming exhibition. At Book Dock publishing house, he is overseeing the publication of a book devoted to the album, a project supported by the Czech-German Future Fund.

Professionally, Jakub leads Weiner & Partners, an advisory firm focused on evidence-driven decision-making. He also teaches Data Science at Masaryk University.