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Baeck

British  
/ bɛk /

noun

  1. Leo . 1873–1956, German Jewish theologian: a leader of the German Jews during the Nazi period. His major work is The Essence of Judaism (1905)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ramer was “the epitome of integrity and grace,” said Rabbi Ken Chasen of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

She was ordained a rabbi at the Leo Baeck College in London and has friends and colleagues there who are supporting her.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

SALZBURG, Austria — A visit to the Salzburg Festival has been a summer tradition for Jos Baeck for nearly half a century.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2020

“Society made me feel like a failure for being in my 30’s and not yet a wife or a mother,” Baeck said.

From Fox News • Jul. 25, 2019

NM: additions & revisions by Leo Baeck, revision of translation by Irving Howe. © 1Dec48; A28645.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1976 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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