The Leo Baeck Institute is devoted to the scholarly study and preservation of Central European German-speaking Jewry in Modern Times. It was founded in 1955 and named in honor of the man who was the last representative figure of Germany's Jewish community before its destruction in the Holocaust. The LBI consists of highly independent branches in New York, Jerusalem and London, as well as a circle of scholars in Germany. Internationally, it is guided by officers in the United States, England and Israel, and its financial affairs are managed from an office in Frankfurt with the assistance of a German circle of friends and supporters. Its resources include libraries, archives, and works of art. Its activities, conducted primarily by its individual branches, include research, publications, scholarly conferences, and lectures.

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