Public Programs
LBI Book Club, Vol. XV: The Oppermanns
The LBI Book Club will read and discuss The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger with guest Peter Jelavich.
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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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Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII
Leading experts from universities, archives, libraries and museums will gather alongside members of the public, veterans, and their families to discuss Jewish soldiers and fighters in WWII.
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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
Join us as LBI returns to the CJH for our Annual Dinner. LBI President Dr. David G. Marwell will present German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with the Leo Baeck Medal, LBI’s highest honor.
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Perspectives on Jewish Life in Germany Today
Historians Atina Grossmann and Darja Klingenberg and the poet, theater-maker, and essayist Max Czollek will discuss how Jews are defining their place within German society today.
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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
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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