▁pieces ▁of ▁art ▁that ▁include ▁works ▁created ▁or ▁collected ▁by ▁German - spe aking ▁Jews ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁New ▁York ▁also ▁admin ister s ▁several ▁fellow ships ▁for ▁sch ol ars ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁German - J ew ish ▁history , ▁produces ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁public ▁programming ▁related ▁to ▁German - J ew ish ▁history , ▁and ▁awards ▁the ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Medal ▁ann ually ▁for ▁special ▁achiev ements ▁related ▁to ▁German - J ew ish ▁history ▁and ▁Culture . ▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁Jerusalem ▁▁ ▁As ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁took ▁over , ▁the ▁L BI ▁Jerusalem ▁transformed ▁from ▁a ▁mem orial ▁community ▁to ▁a ▁research ▁centre . ▁Al most ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L BI ▁Jerusalem ’ s ▁second ▁generation ▁were ▁professional ▁histor ians ; ▁most ▁had ▁left ▁Germany ▁as ▁children ▁or ▁ad oles c ents ▁and ▁had ▁either ▁little ▁of ▁no ▁share ▁at ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁found ers ▁mem ories . ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁the ▁“ mem orial ▁function ” ▁of ▁the ▁histor i ography ▁now ▁lost ▁significance . ▁In ▁its ▁place ▁came ▁more ▁strictly ▁scholar ly ▁asp ir ations . ▁ ▁Through ▁their ▁publications , ▁scholar ly ▁sem in ars , ▁academic ▁and ▁cultural ▁events , ▁alongside ▁an ▁archive , ▁the ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁Jerusalem ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁leading ▁ven ue ▁for ▁German - J ew ish ▁histor i ography ▁and ▁documentation ▁in