Events
Cabaret: Tanz auf dem Vulkan
We cordially invite you to a special series of events in cooperation with Elysium, which will transport you to the vibrant and contradictory Berlin of the 1920s. The production is …
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Germany 1946: Safe Haven or Forbidden Land for Jews?
Shortly after the Holocaust a quarter million Jews lived in the four occupation zones of what was once Germany. Most of them were East European Holocaust survivors who found a …
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Book Talk: I, Wandering Jew
Join the Leo Baeck Institute on September 9 for an evening with historian Yair Mintzker as he discusses his latest book, I, Wandering Jew.
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Book Club: Place Envy
On September 24, 2026, Michael Lowenthal will join the LBI Book Club to discuss his book Place Envy: Essays in Search of Orientation.
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From Weimar to New York: Alfred Kerr's Passion for America
Alfred Kerr was an influential writer and journalist before the Nazis seized power and subsequently declared him a target for his criticism against the party. In celebration of the publication …
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2026 Gala Dinner
Join LBI for our Annual Dinner, when LBI President Dr. David G. Marwell will present Nicole Krauss with the Leo Baeck Medal, LBI’s highest honor.
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In & Out: Emigration from Palestine from 1945
The story of Israel's foundation has often been told from the perspective of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. In this lecture, Ori Yehudai turns this historical narrative on …
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Conservatism, Reaction, and Messianism
Lilla traces an intellectual genealogy of German-Jewish thinkers who attributed the problems of modern society to a break in the history of ideas and promoted a return to earlier modes of thought.
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The United States: A Promised Land Behind the Barrier of Affidavits
Beth B. Cohen joins the LBI to examine the reception and resettlement of Holocaust survivors in the United States in the aftermath of World War II.
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Symposium: Geschmack der Erinnerung
The conference language is German. German-Jewish cookbooks are far more than collections of recipes: they preserve family histories, document migration and loss, tell stories of continuity and cultural change, and, …
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Geschmack der Erinnerung: Speaker
Speaker Sharon Adler (Photographer: Anette Riedl) Sharon Adler is a journalist, writer, and photographer. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the online women’s magazine AVIVA-Berlin and co-editor of the …
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Book Club: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann
Anjeana K. Hans will join the LBI Book Club to discuss The Director by Daniel Kehlmann
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