Birth of Leo Baeck
Birth of Leo Baeck
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Leo Baeck Biography and Timeline
Follow Leo Baeck through 15 dated historical records for Germany.
Leo Baeck, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1873–1956Years on this page
1873
1922
President of Germany
Appointed President of the Union of German Rabbis
Union of German Rabbis
Appointed President of the Union of German Rabbis
1926
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Organisation
Jewish Welfare Organisation
Appointed Chairman of the Jewish Welfare Organisation
1933
Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden
Works to defend the Jewish community as President of the Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden. An umbrella organisation that unites German Jewry from 1933-1938
1938
Pogrom
After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
Reichsvereinigung
Leo Baeck heads this organisation as its president until his deportation in January 1943. After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden
After the Reichsvertretung is disbanded during the November Pogrom, the Nazis reassemble the councils members under the Government controlled Reichsvereinigung
1943
Reichsvereinigung
Deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp
1945
Elder of the Jews
And after the camp is liberated by the Russians in May 1945, becomes the Jewish figure head as the Elder of the Jews
Reichsvereinigung
And after the camp is liberated by the Russians in May 1945, becomes the Jewish figure head as the Elder of the Jews
1946
World Union for Progressive Judaism
Appointed Chairman of the World Union for Progressive Judaism
1955
Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute for the study of the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry is established
1956
Death of Leo Baeck
Death of Leo Baeck
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.