Public Programs
LBI Book Club, Vol V, Part 1: Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin
Join us for a discussion of chapters 1-5 of Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz, featuring Professor Peter Jelavich.
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Family History Today: Donating Your Family Papers–How, When, Where and Why?
Karen Franklin, Director of Family Research at the Leo Baeck Institute, is donating her voluminous family papers to LBI, providing her a unique dual perspective on the donation process as both a donor
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Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader
Derek Penslar will discuss his book Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader with Jonathan Gribetz.
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2020 Annual Award Dinner
Even in these challenging times, the LBI Annual Dinner is an important event for the Institute as we bring the community together to share our accomplishments & recognize our friends & supporters.
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: Art of Exile
Virtual exhibition drawn from the art collection of LBI, this exhibition presents paintings created in exile by German-speaking Jews and other targets of Nazi persecution.
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: Refuge in the Heights
This virtual exhibition explores and documents the experience of the German-Jewish refugees of Washington Heights.
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Aurora Verlag
As managing director of Aurora Verlag, Wieland Herzfelde brought revolutionary ideas to the structure of publishing and thus can be said to be the most innovative of the publishers who …
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Pazifische Presse
When they met for the first time in California, Gottlieb and Guggenheim already shared a love for German culture, especially for books. As a student in Munich, Ernst Gottlieb had …
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Refuge in the Heights: The German Jews of Washington Heights
This exhibition explores and documents the experience of the German-Jewish refugees of Washington Heights.
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