▁Israel . ▁Its ▁arch ives ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁micro film ▁collection ▁of ▁Jewish ▁newsp apers ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁family ▁papers , ▁gene alog ical ▁materials ▁and ▁community ▁histor ies . ▁ ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute , ▁London ▁▁ ▁The ▁Leo ▁B ae ck ▁Institute ▁London , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁research es ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁German - spe aking ▁Jew ry ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁The ▁Institute ▁a ims ▁both ▁to ▁facil itate ▁academic ▁exchange ▁and ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁Central ▁European ▁Jewish ▁experience ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁centuries ▁to ▁help ▁understand ▁contemporary ▁so cio - polit ical ▁deb ates ▁concerning ▁imm igration , ▁minor ities , ▁integration , ▁and ▁civil ▁rights , ▁in ▁particular ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Its ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁capacity ▁expanded ▁significantly ▁with ▁the ▁Institute ’ s ▁move ▁from ▁its ▁historic ▁home ▁in ▁central ▁London ▁to ▁Queen ▁Mary , ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁L BI ▁London ▁has ▁established ▁European ▁Jewish ▁History ▁as ▁a ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁field ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁History ▁at ▁Queen ▁Mary . ▁The ▁L BI ▁London ▁remains ▁an ▁independent ▁inst itute . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁char ity ▁under ▁English ▁law . ▁ ▁Publications ▁The ▁Institute ’ s ▁flags hip ▁publication , ▁the ▁Leo ▁B ae