Leo Baeck Institute New York

The Leo Baeck Institute, in Manhattan is a research, exhibition, and lecture center with a library and archives that offer comprehensive documentation of German Jewish history. The New York Institute is a one of three worldwide, and a member of the Center for Jewish History. The Institute was created and developed by German Jews following World War II in 1956 as a monument to their history and named after Leo Baeck, one of the last liberal rabbis... more

The Leo Baeck Institute, in Manhattan is a research, exhibition, and lecture center with a library and archives that offer comprehensive documentation of German Jewish history. The New York Institute is a one of three worldwide, and a member of the Center for Jewish History. The Institute was created and developed by German Jews following World War II in 1956 as a monument to their history and named after Leo Baeck, one of the last liberal rabbis in Germany Under the leadership of Fred Grubel, the Institute grew to be one of the largest collections about German Jews, visited by officials and scholars from Germany and other parts of the world. Prior to joining four other organizations at the Center for Jewish History in Union Square, the Institute was housed in a townhouse on the Upper East Side. Although museum staff and volunteers have worked for years to ensure the preservation of materials related to German Jews, efforts to expand their core of volunteers have hampered due to visa... less