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Leo Baeck (23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th-century German rabbi, scholar and theologian. He served as leader of Reform Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all German Jews during the Nazi era. After the Second World War , he settled in London , UK, where he served as the chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism . Bust of Leo Baeck at the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide in London, UK1
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Leo Baeck ( May 23 , 1873 - November 2 , 1956 ) was one of the outstanding German-Jewish scholars of the 20th century and a leader of Progressive Judaism . Baeck was born in Lezno , Poland and begin his education near Warsaw in Breslau , Germany at the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary in 1894 . He also studied philosophy in Berlin with Wilhelm Dilthey . He served as a rabbi in Oppeln , Düsseldorf , Berlin and also taught at the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums (Higher Institute for Jewish Studies). During World War I , he was an army chaplain . In 1933, after the Nazis seized power, Baeck worked to defend the Jewish community as president of the Reichvertretung . In 1943, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp where he was named honorary president of the Ältestenrat or Council of Elders. After the war, Baeck relocated to London and eventually became Chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism . In 1955, the Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry was established and he was the first international president of the institute.
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Leo Baeck (23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th century German-Polish-Jewish Rabbi, scholar, and a leader of Progressive Judaism .
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Leo Baeck (23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th-century German rabbi , scholar, and a leader of Progressive Judaism .
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German Jewish rabbi and theologian (1873–1956) Leo Baeck ( ; 23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th-century German rabbi, scholar, and theologian. He served as leader of Reform Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all German Jews during the Nazi era . After the Second World War , he settled in London, in the United Kingdom, where he served as the chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism .In 1955, the Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry was established, and Baeck was its first international president.The Leo Baeck Medal has been awarded since 1978 to those who have helped preserve the spirit of German-speaking Jewry in culture, academia, politics, and philanthropy.
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German Jewish rabbi and theologian (1873–1956) Leo Baeck ( German pronunciation: [ˌleːo ˈbɛk] ; 23 May 1873 – 2 November 1956) was a 20th-century German rabbi, scholar, and theologian. He served as leader of Reform Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all German Jews during the Nazi era . After the Second World War , he settled in London, in the United Kingdom, where he served as the chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism . In 1955, the Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry was established, and Baeck was its first international president. The Leo Baeck Medal has been awarded since 1978 to those who have helped preserve the spirit of German-speaking Jewry in culture, academia, politics, and philanthropy.
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a 20th century german-polish-jewish rabbi
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a 20th-century german rabbi
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