Coordinates: 51°35′43″N 0°11′22″W / 51.59528°N 0.18944°W / 51.59528; -0.18944 Leo Baeck College is a rabbinical seminary and centre for the training of teachers in Jewish education, which is based at the Sternberg Centre, East End Road, in north London. It was founded in 1956 by Rabbi Dr Werner van der Zyl for the training of Liberal and Reform rabbis and named in honour of his teacher, Dr Leo Baeck, the inspirational twentieth century German Liberal rabbi.
Rabbinic ordinations from Leo Baeck College are recognised worldwide by the Liberal, Reform and Masorti movements. To date, Leo Baeck College has trained over 170 rabbis, its alumni serving Jewish communities in the United Kingdom and across the world. Leo Baeck also pioneered the training of rabbis to serve the Jewish communities of the former Soviet Union and has been at the forefront of Jewish-Christian-Muslim dialogue for decades. In addition to the training of rabbis, Leo Baeck College trains teachers, provides an educational consultancy for religion schools and Jewish day schools, supports the development of community leaders, and provides access to Jewish learning for all through interfaith work.
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