Leo Baeck Institute London (LBI)

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The Leo Baeck Institute London (LBI) was named after the last public representative of the Jewish community in Nazi Germany. Its members conduct and support research into the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry from the 17th century to the present day.

The Institute aims to facilitate academic exchange among all of those engaged in understanding the history and culture of German-speaking Jews in Europe and throughout its diaspora. The LBI London also encourages the study of the German and European Jewish experience from the 17th to the 21st centuries to help understand contemporary socio-political debates concerning immigration, minorities, integration, and civil rights.

Teaching and research capacities expanded significantly with the move in 2011 from its historic home in central London to Queen Mary, University of London, where the LBI London established German- and European-Jewish History and Culture as a teaching and research field within the School of History. In 2024, the institute relocated to a new central London location and became affiliated with Birkbeck, University of London. The LBI London remains an independent institute and is a registered charity under English law.

Please note that the centre’s exact address is:
Leo Baeck Institute London
44 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4JP

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Founding year

1955

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Birkbeck, University of London
London

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