the institute’s flagship publication, the "leo baeck institute year book" (since 1956), is the leading international publication in the field of the history and culture of german-speaking jews. published by oxford university press and having a circulation of over 2,000 copies, it includes original research on the cultural, economic, political, social and religious history of german-speaking jews. the leo baeck institute year book essay prize is awarded annually to an early-career researcher writing on the history or culture of german-speaking jewry.