Leo-Baeck-Medal

The Leo-Baeck-Medal has been awarded since 1978 by the Leo Baeck Institute of New York and is given for special efforts in German-Jewish reconciliation.

The Leo-Baeck-Preis of the Central Council of Jews in Germany is to be distinguished of the medal.

Bearers of Leo-Baeck-Medal
  • 1978 - Axel Springer, publisher, Berlin
  • 1980 - Fred W. Lessing, Member of the Board, Leo-Baeck-Institut New York; Chairman and Treasurer (1960-1990)
  • 1995 - Fred Grubel, vice president of Leo-Baeck-Institut New York
  • 1996 - Ernst Cramer, head of advisory board Axel-Springer-Stiftung in Berlin
  • 1997 - Helmut Sonnenfeldt, political advisor, former member of United States National Security Council
  • 1998 - George L. Mosse, professor of the University of Wisconsin and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem
  • 1999 - W. Michael Blumenthal, director of the Jewish Museum Berlin
  • 2000 - Edgar Bronfman, Sr., president of the Jewish World Congress
  • 2001 - Johannes Rau, President of Germany
  • 2002 - Ruth K. Westheimer, author
  • 2003 - Daniel Libeskind, architect
  • 2004 - Fritz Stern, author
  • 2005 - Otto Schily, former Minister of the Interior
  • 2006 - James D. Wolfensohn, former President of Worldbank
  • 2007 - Mathias Döpfner, CEO of German newspaper company Axel Springer AG
  • 2008 - Wolfgang Ischinger, former German ambassador in UK and USA
  • 2009 - Joschka Fischer, former Foreign Minister of Germany
  • 2010 - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2010 - Kurt Masur, Conductor
  • 2011 - Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor, France[1]
  • 2012 - Margarethe von Trotta, Film Director
  • 2013 - Stuart E. Eizenstat, Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State on Holocaust-Era Issues[2]
  • 2014 - Joachim Gauck, President of Germany
  • 2015 – Ismar Schorsch, President Emeritus of the Leo Baeck Institut
  • 2016 – Robert M. Morgenthau
  • 2017 – Max Warburg

References
  1. "Leo Baeck Institute". LBI News. 91. February 2012.
  2. "Leo Baeck Institute". LBI News. 94. Spring 2014.
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