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