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 Middle Ages 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.

Events

Further

30th Anniversary of the Dubnow Institute

Celebratory event surrounding the 24th Simon Dubnow Lecture, book presentation, and annual conference

Wednesday, 5 November and Thursday, 6 November 2025
Dubnow Institute/Polish Institute Leipzig/Zeitgeschichtliches Forum Leipzig

Further

The Determining Gaze. Images of Jewish Life in Postwar Poland

Guided Tour

Next guided tour: Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 1 p.m.
Dubnow Institute

Further

Zygmunt Bauman – A Life in Fragments

Special guided tour through the exhibition »The Determining Gaze«

Thursday, 20 November 2025, 11 a.m.
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Workshop

Reparatur(en). Verfahren der Wiederherstellung zerstörter Wissens- und Erfahrungsbestände

ZfL-DI-Workshop: Jüdische Geschichte und Literaturforschung

Friday, 28 November 2025
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig

Further

Vom Ringelblum-Archiv und dem Jüdischen Historischen Institut

Special guided tour through the exhibition »The Determining Gaze«

Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 1 p.m.
Dubnow Institute, Leipzig