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Field Work Continues for LBI Archival Survey in Romania

Researcher Julie Dawson leads the archival survey in Romania into its fourth year. Currently, the focus is on the Ilfov National Archives, which are largely unknown beyond northern Bukovina.

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Archives: Dolly Haas, Felix Pincus, Rose Ausländer

We introduce three exciting collections from our archive, highlighting the life of actress Dolly Haas, original manuscripts by poet Rose Ausländer and a mix of art and science by Felix Pinkus.

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LBI Launches Online Catalog for Long-Hidden Romanian Archives

The results of an extensive survey of Jewish records in Romanian archives are now searchable in an online catalog.

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Family Matters: In Chicago, Generations Gather for Intimate Look at Family Histories Preserved in LBI Archives

Marianne Dreyfus, the granddaughter of Leo Baeck, discussed her family’s history at LBI event in Chicago.

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Jewish History Resources

Partners of the Center for Jewish History American Jewish Historical Society American Sephardi Federation Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin Yeshiva University Museum YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Archives, Libraries, and Museums AGGB - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Gedenkstättenbibliotheken AGGB Catalog : The union catalog of the AGGB features 1 million …

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Discovery in Romania

Julie Dawson, the LBI archivist who spearheaded the project, explains how a chance finding in an abandoned synagogue led to a project that will radically expand access to Jewish records.

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Research, Exploitation, and Survival: The Story of Jacob Jacobson, a Jewish Archivist in Nazi Germany

LBI's archivist Michael Simonson traces the complex experience of fellow archivist Jacob Jacobson during the Nazi regime, who survived Theresienstadt and saved large amounts of archival material.

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LBI Collections in Other Portals

The LBI works with other libraries and consortia to integrate our collections into their search portals so that they are discoverable in context with other similar materials.

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LBI Announces New Executive Director Markus Krah

Historian Markus Krah has been appointed the John H. Slade Executive Director of LBI effective October 1, 2022.

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Doris Orgel

The life and writing career of Austrian-born children's book author Doris Orgel (1929-2021), author of more than 50 children's and young adults' books.