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

Volume 3
In fremden Häusern

Anna Holzer-Kawałko

Göttingen 2025

toldot

Volume 17
Ausgeschlagenes Erbe

Philipp Graf

Göttingen 2025

Events

Lecture

Exhibiting One's Own History: Jewish Museums in Berlin and Warsaw Before the Shoah

with lectures by Sylvia Bailey (Berlin), Marta Kapełuś (Warsaw), and Dorothea Warneck (Jena)

Moderation: Julia Roos (Leipzig)

Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 6 p.m.
Online

Further

Berlin/Jerusalem. Schocken’s Gardens

An Exhibition at the Dubnow Institute

Opening: Monday, 12 October 2026, 5 p.m.
Dubnow Institute, 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