- Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute, in
Manhattan is aresearch ,exhibition , andlecture center with alibrary andarchives that offer comprehensive documentation of GermanJewish history. TheNew York Institute is a one of three worldwide, and a member of theCenter for Jewish History .The Institute was created and developed by
German Jews followingWorld War II in 1956 as a monument to their history and named afterLeo Baeck , one of the last liberalrabbi s in GermanyCite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/cfr/international/20050501facomment_v84n3_stern.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|title=Reflections: Lessons from German History|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=2005-05-12|author=Fritz Stern|work=The New York Times] Under the leadership of Fred Grubel, the Institute grew to be one of the largest collections about German Jews, visited by officials and scholars fromGermany and other parts of the world.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E7D91E3BF932A25753C1A96E958260|title=Fred Grubel, 89, Who Headed a Jewish Research Institute|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=1998-10-11|author=Michael T. Kaufman|work=The New York Times] Cite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E1FFF3C5E12728DDDA90A94D9415B8084F1D3|title=A Chancellor Visits with German Jews|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=1980-11-20|author=Laurie Johnston|work=The New York Times]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.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EEDE1531F93BA15757C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|title=Archives of Jewish History, Now Under one Roof|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=1997-04-28|author=Richard F. Shepard|work=The New York Times] Although museum staff and volunteers have worked for years to ensure the preservation of materials related to German Jews,Cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-114615918.html|title=An Often Overlooked Five-Star Gem in NYC|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=2005-09-02|author=Harold Ticktin|work=Cleveland Jewish News] efforts to expand their core of volunteers have hampered due tovisa regulations in theUnited States .Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/us/23holocaust.html?n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/Austria|title=Austrian Interns Run Into U.S. Visa Problems|accessdate=2008-04-06|year=2007-08-23|author=Jennifer Steinhauer|work=The New York Times]References
External links
* [http://www.lbi.org Leo Baeck Institute]
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