– 2 0 1 3 : ▁Michael ▁A . ▁Meyer ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 3 – present : ▁Michael ▁B ren ner ▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁New ▁York ▁/ ▁Berlin ▁▁ ▁The ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁includes ▁a ▁library , ▁an ▁archive , ▁an ▁art ▁collection , ▁and ▁an ▁exhibition ▁centre . ▁Its ▁offices ▁and ▁collections ▁are ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Jewish ▁History , ▁a ▁central ized ▁partners hip ▁with ▁other ▁Jewish ▁organizations ▁that ▁share ▁one ▁location , ▁with ▁separate ▁gover ning ▁bodies ▁and ▁fin ances , ▁but ▁col loc ate ▁resources . ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁New ▁York ’ s ▁library ▁collection : ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes ▁which ▁range ▁from ▁collected ▁works ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁Re uch lin - P fe ff ork orn ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁b anning ▁of ▁Jewish ▁books ▁to ▁recent ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁German - J ew ish ▁studies . ▁▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁archive : ▁Over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁linear ▁feet ▁of ▁family ▁papers , ▁community ▁histor ies , ▁personal ▁correspond ence , ▁gene alog ical ▁materials , ▁and ▁business ▁and ▁public ▁records ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Jews ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁post - W W II ▁era . ▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁art ▁collection : ▁ 8 , 0 0 0