Leo Baeck Institute Inc

Archives - the institute archives is the outstanding collection of original documents of its kind. Individuals, families, and organizations have deposited their documents at the lbi. Family papers, community histories, and business and public records date back centuries and touch upon virtually every phase of german-jewish life. A unique collection of over 2,000 memoirs offers rare insights into the lives of german jews from all walks of life from 1790 to the post-war era.

Arts and exhibits - in addition to the archival documents and books held by the institute, the collections include over 6,000 three-dimensional objects. Over one-half of the art and object collections are works created by german-jewish artists and/or brought out of germany by refugees. The balance of the materials are objects that the families found important to take out of germany, including religious items, military medals, photo albums, and much more. The institute uses these objects in exhibitions when telling the story of german-speaking jewry.