ck ▁Institute ▁Year ▁Book ▁( since ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁is ▁the ▁leading ▁international ▁publication ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Jews . ▁Pub lished ▁by ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press ▁with ▁a ▁circul ation ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁it ▁publish es ▁original ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁cultural , ▁economic , ▁political , ▁social ▁and ▁religious ▁history ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Jews . ▁The ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁Year ▁Book ▁Ess ay ▁Prize ▁is ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁to ▁an ▁early - care er ▁research er ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁or ▁culture ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Jew ry . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁Year ▁Book , ▁the ▁L BI ▁London ▁publish es ▁mon ograph s ▁and ▁edited ▁volumes ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁English . ▁Its ▁two ▁series , ▁Sch riften rei he ▁w issenschaft licher ▁Ab hand lungen ▁des ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Instit uts , ▁in ▁German , ▁and ▁German ▁Jewish ▁Cult ures , ▁in ▁English , ▁cover ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁En light en ment ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary ▁era ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁focus ▁on ▁European ▁Jewish ▁history . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁program mes ▁and ▁events ▁The ▁Institute ▁organ ises ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁international ▁con ferences ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁programme ▁of ▁lect ures ▁and ▁work sh ops , ▁often ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁other ▁UK ▁or ▁international ▁organizations . ▁Events ▁are ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁broad ▁audience . ▁ ▁A ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Fellow ship