Public Programs
LBI Book Club, Vol. XIV: Yellow Street
The LBI Book Club will read and discuss Yellow Street by Veza Cannetti.
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German-Jewish History on the Upper East Side and Yorkville
Tour guide Elissa Sampson will lead an exploration of the architectural, cultural, and historical highlights linked to Jewish life in the Upper East Side and Yorkville.
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Our Crowd & Immigrant New York
Historian Rebecca Kobrin (Columbia) will discuss the impact of the Schiffs, Warburgs, Guggenheims, and Lehmans on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
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The Jewish Renaissance in Weimar Germany
Our panelists will discuss ways that German-speaking Jews seized on the era of cultural freedom ushered in by the Weimar Republic to rediscover and transform Jewish identity in a modern context.
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Are There New Ways of Reading the Bible in the 21st Century?
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization Editor and Biblical Scholar Alison Joseph will join in conversation with Professor Deborah Dash Moore about new ways to read the Hebrew Bible.
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Kristallnacht and Its Aftermath
The program features the world premiere of “Echoes from the Darkness: Messages from the Terezin Diaries of Petr and Eva Ginz,” a chamber opera by John Califra. In addition, the …
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Holocaust History in the 21st Century
Panelists Elizabeth Anthony (USHMM), Anna Hájková (University of Warwick), and Joanna Sliwa (Claims Conference) reflect on the past, present, and future of Holocaust historiography.
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2021 Annual 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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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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Business of Emancipation
Opening in October 2021, this exhibit tells a complex story about the economic integration of Jews into German society and its impact on their families, professions, and the wider community.
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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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Shared History Project Traveling Exhibition
To commemorate 1,700 years of Jewish life in German-speaking lands, the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin created two traveling exhibitions that will tour the federal and state parliaments …
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