Leo Baeck Medal
Leo Baeck Medal
Main page

Leo Baeck Medal

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Leo Baeck Medal

The Leo Baeck Medal has been awarded since 1978 by the Leo Baeck Institute of New York City, an international research institute devoted to the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. It is the highest recognition the Institute bestows upon those who have helped preserve the spirit of German-speaking Jewry in culture, academia, politics, and philanthropy.

On the front of the medal is an image of Rabbi Leo Baeck, and the words, "Leader of German Jewry." On the back are the words "so that the memory of a great past may not perish."

The similarly named Leo Baeck Prize of the Central Council of Jews in Germany is to be distinguished from this medal.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.