Award
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Leo Baeck
1873-05-23 – 1956-11-02
Life & Legacy
Leo Baeck (German: [ˈleːo 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.
Occupation & Career
philosopher, educator, rabbi, university teacher, writer, military rabbi, theologian, religious studies scholar, cleric
Education
Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau; University of Wrocław; Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums; Frederick William University Berlin
Faith & Community
Judaism
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Buber Rosenzweig Medal
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Buber Rosenzweig Medal · Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Church
Judaism
Employer
Allgemeiner Rabbiner-Verband in Deutschland · Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion – Cincinnati · Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums · Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden · World Union for Progressive Judaism · Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland
Organizations & Memberships
Allgemeiner Rabbiner-Verband in Deutschland · B'nai B'rith · Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens · Keren Hayesod · Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden · World Union for Progressive Judaism · Zentralwohlfahrtsstelle der Juden in Deutschland
Organizations
Reform Judaism
Education & Institutions
Frederick William University Berlin · Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums · Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau · University of Wrocław
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Buber Rosenzweig Medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q704954 · wikidata
Faith Community
Judaism
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Family Child
Ruth Berlak
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Family Father
Samuel Baeck
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q704954 — wikidata View source
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