▁met ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁to ▁discuss ▁what ▁form ▁the ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁would ▁take . ▁The ▁found ing ▁conference ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 5 – 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ; ▁Martin ▁B uber , ▁Ernst ▁Simon ▁and ▁G ers hom ▁Sch ole m ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁intellectual ▁heavy we ights ▁present . ▁ ▁Most ▁at ten de es ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁personal ities ▁ste ering ▁the ▁inst itute ▁had ▁known ▁each ▁other ▁before ▁their ▁flight ▁from ▁Germany ▁through ▁organizations ▁like ▁the ▁Central - V ere in ▁deutscher ▁Staats b ür ger ▁j üd ischen ▁Gla ub ens ▁and ▁the ▁Z ion istische ▁Verein igung ▁für ▁Deutschland . ▁O thers ▁had ▁held ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁Reichs vert ret ung ▁der ▁Deutschen ▁Jud en ▁( formed ▁under ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ' s ▁direction ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Reichs verein igung ▁der ▁Jud en ▁in ▁Deutschland ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁assumed ▁that ▁this ▁project ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁long - term ▁historical ▁project , ▁prepar ing ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁German ▁Jew ry . ▁With ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁not ▁last ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade , ▁inst itute ▁members ▁concentr ated ▁entirely ▁on ▁research ▁projects ▁and ▁filling ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁German ▁Jew ry ▁from ▁the ▁En light en ment ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁at ▁a