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: 4 November 2026, 6 p.m.
Passage Kinos Leipzig

Colloquium

Documentary film »Nemt: A Language Without a People for a People Without a Language«

Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 6 p.m.
Passage Kinos Leipzig

Further

Berlin/Jerusalem. Schocken’s Gardens

Guided Tour with the Curator, Dr. Caroline Jessen

Thursday, 5 November 2026, 2 p.m.
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Conference

Zwischenbilanz und Perspektiven. Zur jüdischen Geschichte Leipzigs

Tag der Stadtgeschichte

Friday, 6 November 2026, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Alte Börse, Leipzig

Lecture

Jüdische Nachkriegsgeschichte als Stadtgeschichte. Das Beispiel der Partnerstadt Frankfurt am Main

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Tobias Freimüller (Frankfurt)

Friday, 6 November 2026, 6.30 p.m.
Alte Börse, Leipzig

Lecture

Displaced Objects: Between Exile, Return, and Belonging

Lecture by Dr. Małgorzata Stolarska-Fronia

Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 5 p.m.
IRTG Belongings, Straße des 17. Juni 2, 04107 Leipzig and digital