[3] Urbach was a Kurt Hahn Scholar at the University of Cambridge where she took her MPhil in International Relations (1992) and her PhD in history (1996).
In 2015 Urbach took part in uncovering a 1934 film clip of a young princess Elizabeth making the Nazi salute.
The story of her grandmother Alice Urbach, a Jewish chef in Vienna whose bestselling cookbook was expropriated by the Nazis.
[15][16][17][18][19] The English language version of Alice's Book appeared in May 2022, published by MacLehose Press and translated by Jamie Bulloch.
Urbach has worked as historical adviser on many BBC, PBS and German TV documentaries.