Leo Baeck Institute

United States New York  New York  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
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Address:


 * Leo Baeck Institute Center for Jewish History 15 West 16th Street (Between 5th & 6th Avenues) New York, NY 10011

Telephone: 212-744-6400 or 212-294-8340

Hours and holidays: Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

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Website and databases:


 * Leo Baeck Institute—New York|Berlin about, research, collections, publications, news, exhibitions, and visit.
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Collection Description
The Leo Baeck Institute in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg. These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records.

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Guides
Grubel, Fred, et al. Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute]. Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FHL book 974.71 A3gf.)

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