The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) is dedicated to interdisciplinary research across multiple eras of Jewish life worlds in Central and Eastern Europe, from the Early modern period through to the present. This research adopts a pan-European perspective and includes areas of Jewish emigration, especially Israel as well as North and Latin America.

Through events, university courses, and a broad range of publications, the research findings are presented both to a specialist audience and the interested public. This includes the internationally renowned bilingual »Jahrbuch des Dubnow-Instituts/Dubnow Institute Yearbook«; the essay series »toldot« and »hefez«, and the magazine »Jewish History & Culture«. On the blog »Mimeo,« scholars offer an overview of their current research projects. The special collection of the institute library is also open to students and guests.

Publications

Studies of the Dubnow Institute

Volume 37
Ein Paradies auf Erden

Lukas Böckmann

Göttingen 2026

Volume 3
In fremden Häusern

Anna Holzer-Kawałko

Göttingen 2025

Events

Colloquium

Film Series »Linguistic Landscapes«

Next date: Monday, 16 November 2026, 6 p.m.
Passage Kinos Leipzig

Colloquium

Films »In Search of Ladino« und »Fragments«

Monday, 16 November 2026, 6 p.m.
Passage Kinos Leipzig

Further

Berlin/Jerusalem. Schocken’s Gardens

An Exhibition at the Dubnow Institute

Next guided tour: Friday, 20 November 2026, 4 p.m.
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Colloquium

Films »Chaja und Mimi« und »Der Klang der Worte«

Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 6 p.m.
Passage Kinos Leipzig

Conference

The Age of Humanitarianism. Jewish and other global migrants between Empire and Decolonisation

Annual conference

7 to 9 December 2026
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Further

Documentary film »Memory is Our Homeland«

Tuesday, 8 December 2026, 7 p.m.
Schaubühne Lindenfels