Erection date: 22/12/2015
Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck, 1873 - 1956, theologian, teacher and philosopher, lived here, 1945 - 1956.
Erected by the Association of Jewish Refugees.
NW4, Watford Way, Colmore Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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