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We are pleased to announce a part-time vacancy for a Programme and Development Officer at the Leo Baeck Institute London. For full details and application instructions, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

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In case you missed it last night: Hermann Beck's Book Talk "Before the Holocaust: Antisemitic Violence and the Reaction of German Elites and Institutions during the Nazi Takeover" is now up on our podcast. Listen now on all major podcast platforms: lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25 youtu.be/idVDo0RRsKk

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Fascinating talk from Hermann Beck via @lbilondon.bsky.social this evening. When the recording comes out, do try to watch. ‘Before the Holocaust: Antisemitic violence & the reaction of German elites and institutions during the Nazi takeover.’ Many thanks @j-cronin.bsky.social and Toby Simpson

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Exciting news! The Library of Lost Books website is now optimised for mobile devices. Explore the history of Nazi book looting in English, German, Czech, and Hebrew, all from your smartphone. libraryoflostbooks.com #libraryoflostbooks #haveyouseenthisbook #history #Holocaust #jewishhistory

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Online Book Talk: Next Thursday! Prof Hermann Beck @univmiami.bsky.social in conversation with Dr Toby Simpson @wienerlibrary.bsky.social “Before the Holocaust: Antisemitic Violence and the Reaction of German Elites and Institutions during the Nazi Takeover” Book now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25

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LBI London Receives Rare Bust of Talmud Translator Lazarus Goldschmidt www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

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The Leo Baeck Institute London, in collaboration with @bbkhistorical.bsky.social and @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, announces the Call for Papers for the Eighth International Multidisciplinary Conference on Survivors of Nazi Persecution. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2024/11...

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Online Book Talk: 2 weeks to go! Prof Hermann Beck (University of Miami) in conversation with Dr Toby Simpson (Wiener Holocaust Library) Before the Holocaust: Antisemitic Violence and the Reaction of German Elites and Institutions during the Nazi Takeover 20 Feb @ 7pm www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25

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The LBI London is pleased to welcome our new Postdoctoral Research Fellow to the team: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

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In May 1955, a group of prominent German-speaking Jewish scholars gathered in Jerusalem with a shared mission: to safeguard the history and culture of a community nearly lost to the Holocaust. This moment marked the founding of the Leo Baeck Institute. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/02...

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📢 We are delighted to be cooperating with @lbilondon.bsky.social in presenting this online talk by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Please follow the link in the post below to book!

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The LBI London is pleased to present an online lecture by Professor Hermann Beck, historian and recent recipient of the 2024 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research. Sign up now at www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25 @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social

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The Leo Baeck Institute London proudly presents its 2025 Lecture Series: Belonging and Exclusion. This series explores German-Jewish experiences over four lectures throughout 2025. Join us in-person at Senate House London, or online on Zoom! Details: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/LS-2025

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Max Eisen was a Hungarian Jew. His family were sent to Auschwitz. His mother, grandparents and siblings were separated from him on the platform and were murdered & incinerated within minutes. He was 15. He survived by working in the infirmary.

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Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the countless others who suffered under Nazi persecution. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/01...

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📢 We are delighted to be cooperating with @lbilondon.bsky.social in presenting this online talk by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at 𝟳𝗽𝗺. Please follow the link in the post below to book!

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At the end of March, I’ll be giving a lecture in London about (re-)naturalisation rights of German Jews and their descendants in the Federal Republic of Germany. I’m very grateful to the @lbilondon.bsky.social that I can present my work on this as part of their series of public lectures for 2025.

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The LBI London is pleased to present an online lecture by Professor Hermann Beck, historian and recent recipient of the 2024 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research. Thursday, 20 February 2025 at 19:00 GMT Book now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/beck-25

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📣 New exhibition! 📣 The German Historical Institute London is delighted to host ‘The Wandering Jew: A Travelling Exhibition’ curated by Anoushka Alexander-Rose (@anoushka-ar.bsky.social) from 6 January to 14 February 2025 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm)! 1/8

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The Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem bows its head in mourning and extends its deepest condolences to Institute Board Member Efraim Shoham-Steiner, his partner Asheret, and their entire family on the passing of their son Yuval, of blessed memory, who fell in combat in Gaza on Sunday, December 29, 2024🕯️

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Thank you, LBI London. I've just watched this film. A great deal of resonance with my own/family story.

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The Institute will be closed from 19th December 2024 and will reopen on 6th January 2025. We wish you all the very best for the holiday season and a happy start to 2025!

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Books have arrived! Thanks @verbrecherverlag.bsky.social My first essay in German. A dubious milestone 😁

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We would like to invite you to another free online screening at our LBI Film Club. I’ll Be Frank is an animated documentary about the Jewish families that fled from Europe and their descendants who have reclaimed their German citizenship. Watch FREE online here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...

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More Light – Art Against Hate: Confronting Holocaust Denial and the Rise of Right-Wing Nationalism in Poland by Grzegorz Kwiatkowski is now available on our podcast. Streaming links: lbilondon.ac.uk/kwiatkowski-24 or search for LBI London on your podcast provider #Podcast #HistoryPodcast #Poland

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The Leo Baeck Institute London’s publication series, Schriftenreihe wissenschaftlicher Abhandlungen des Leo Baeck Instituts, is now available open access. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2024/09... #GermanStudies #JewishStudies #GermanHistory #JewishHistory #History #Culture #OpenAccess #HigherEd

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📢 New CFP! 📢 Pleased to announce the 8th Beyond Camps & Forced Labour Conference is now accepting applications. Deadline 31 March 2025. bit.ly/BCFL2026 Pls share widely!

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CFP: symposium on “Tracing Jewish Histories- The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture.” London, May 19-20, submissions due Feb. 27. @uclhjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2024/12/03/c...

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The countdown is on! The Library of #LostBooks is coming to #TelAviv! Join us on December 9th at 7:00 PM for the launch of the Library of Lost Books exhibition at Beit Ariela library in Tel Aviv. We look forward to seeing you there! ➡️ Register now: bit.ly/4eVA3v3 @lbilondon.bsky.social

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The Leo Baeck Institute invites submissions for the 2026 Leo Baeck Institute Year Book Essay Prize. This award intends to encourage research in the field of German-Jewish studies and support early-career scholars. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/essay-prize

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In case you missed it last week: More Light – Art Against Hate: Fighting Holocaust Denial and The Rise of Right-Wing Nationalism In Poland by Grzegorz Kwiatkowski is now up on our podcast. Listen now on all major podcast platforms Links: lbilondon.ac.uk/kwiatkowski-24

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Find out more about the Kitchener camp rescue of 4,000 German-speaking Jewish men to Britain in 1939 👇🏻 via @wienerlibrary.bsky.social online exhibition Most of these men had been arrested during the events of Nov 38 (‘Kristallnacht’) & sent to Dachau, Buchenwald & Sachsenhausen concentration camps

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Join us this Thursday evening: More Light – Art Against Hate: Fighting Holocaust Denial and the Rise of Right-Wing Nationalism in Poland Grzegorz Kwiatkowski 28 November 2024, 6pm Senate House Admission free Followed by a drinks reception Book now: leobaeck.co.uk/kwiatkowski-24

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Join us next Thursday for our last lecture of 2024: More Light – Art Against Hate: Fighting Holocaust Denial and the Rise of Right-Wing Nationalism in Poland Grzegorz Kwiatkowski 28 Nov 2024, 6pm Senate House, WC1 Admission free Reserve your place now: leobaeck.co.uk/kwiatkowski-24

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Our November newsletter went out last week: if you didn't get your copy, subscribe now at lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/ to receive all of our latest news and updates.

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Mein Lieblingsfoto: "Lion Feuchtwanger looking at turtles"

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Buchtipp: „Die daheim blieben“, Romanfragment von Georg Hermann, aus dem Nachlass herausgegeben von Godela Weiss-Sussex (Wallstein Verlag): www.wallstein-verlag.de/978383535445...

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Freitag war #Feuchtwanger - Tag I im Londoner Senate House: mit Vorträgen u.a von Godela Weiss-Sussex, Adrian Feuchtwanger, Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig, Anna-Dorothea Ludewig, Ulrike Schneider, Jörg Thuneke und mir. Auf in die nächste Runde!

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The Leo Baeck Institute London invites readers to explore the life and works of Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), a prominent 20th century German-Jewish author, known for his sharp social commentary and keen insight into politics and society. Read the snapshot: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/sna...

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The Leo Baeck Institute London warmly invites you to the fourth and final lecture of the LBI London Lecture Series 2024. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/kwiatkowski-24 @ghilondon.bsky.social

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In case you missed it last week: A German-Jewish Athlete During The Age of Extremes: Alex Natan (1906–71) by Prof Kay Schiller is now up on our podcast. Listen now on all major podcast platforms and the LBI London YouTube channel. Links: leobaeck.co.uk/schiller-24

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Today marks the birthday of the influential philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt (1906–1975). A co-founder of the LBI London, is renowned for her profound impact on political thought and her dedication to preserving Jewish cultural heritage. www.leobaeck.co.uk/news/2024/10...

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