📢 Launching next week... Our latest @hgrporg.bsky.social exhibition uncovers the untold story of elderly Jews during and after the Holocaust through the eyes of people for whom 1945 often marked the end of their long lives. Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is on display until April 2026

Our PhD and a Cup of Tea series is back! For our next event in the series Ruthie Kaplan will discuss her research following the spatial conduct of Łódź’s Jewish middle—and upper-class in the interwar period. Open for booking now:

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

📣 We're hiring! Join us for a fixed-term part time role at the Library as our Research and Engagement Officer. We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual with a postgraduate qualification in Holocaust Studies or a closely related field. Find out more and apply: buff.ly/KuadEMU

📍 This year we launched a new digital archive putting collections from our archive at the hands of researchers worldwide For the past 8 months we have continued to add new collections to the site, now totalling 215,000 pages of crucial evidence from the Holocaust and the Nazi era... buff.ly/TVeLPnv

The next British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies conference (conveniently located near @uclhjs.bsky.social, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and the British Library) might also be of interest to @jewishstudies.bsky.social members.

Our November newsletter has just made its way to subscribers! Find out more about forthcoming free exhibitions and events, newly digitised collections, and all the latest updates from the Library: mailchi.mp/wienerholoca...

On 16 July 1936, following a decree issued by the Reich Interior Minister Wilhelm Frick for ‘Combating the Gypsy Plague’, 600 Roma and Sinti living in Berlin were arrested and taken to the Marzahn detention camp. 📸 Roma inmates in the Berlin-Marzahn camp, date unknown. Landesarchiv Berlin.

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from our unique archive collections! Sign up now: bit.ly/4naClvi

I used the Wiener Library quite a bit for doctoral research and never knew they had Unity Mitford's diary!

"I thought the Leader absolutely charming - very cheerful and unfrightening and easy to get on with…" This was the impression of British fascist and socialite, Unity Mitford, on first meeting Oswald Mosley in November 1933, as described in her diary which we hold in our collection...

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from our unique archive collections! Sign up now: bit.ly/4naClvi

"I thought the Leader absolutely charming - very cheerful and unfrightening and easy to get on with…" This was the impression of British fascist and socialite, Unity Mitford, on first meeting Oswald Mosley in November 1933, as described in her diary which we hold in our collection...

There's only one more day to see the Finding Ivy exhibition at the Library, featuring items from the Schloss Hartheim Memorial never before displayed in the UK... Find out more and plan your visit: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/t...

In her new book, People Without History are Dust, Dr Anna Hájková explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the gripping stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced by the homophobia of survivors. Sign up now to hear Dr Hájková speak about this important new work:

There are still places available to attend this fascinating evening lecture online! Sign up for your place now: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/leo-ba...

Drawing on our unique family collections, our online #HolocaustLetters exhibition traces what Jewish letter writers knew, how they communicated the extraordinary as part of the ordinary, and how their letters survived. Explore the full curation now:

Every month we collate exciting news and send it directly to your inbox. including information around new acquisitions, forthcoming exhibitions and events We have been keeping up to date with our friends through a newsletter or bulletin throughout our 90 year history Subscribe:

Construction began at Bełżec extermination camp on this day in 1941. The decision to construct three extermination camps was made at the Wannsee Conference of 1942, at Bełżec, Sobibór and Treblinka. 📸 Bełżec extermination camp SS staff, 1942. Wikimedia Commons.

Every Tuesday we conduct a free tour of our archive, welcoming the public to see behind the scenes of one of the most important Holocaust-era collections in the world. Sign up for next week's tour here:

"On 3 November 1933 I was arrested in Bielefeld. I was a painter, but out of work, and had previously been on Gestapo wanted lists. I was wanted for illegal activity. I was sentenced to three years imprisonment for planning high treason" 📸 Eyewitness account by Rudolf Larsch, a German socialist

German-Jewish sculptor and printmaker Fred Kormis’ life and career were shaped by some of the most significant events of the twentieth century Our latest online exhibition follows a display at the Library bringing together some of Kormis' most significant works Explore now 🔗

Combating antisemitism and promoting Holocaust remembrance are priorities for Germany. For that reason, @germany.diplo.de has increased its funding for the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social this year. I look forward to continuing the wonderful cooperation during my posting to London.

German-Jewish sculptor and printmaker Fred Kormis’ life and career were shaped by some of the most significant events of the twentieth century Our latest online exhibition follows a display at the Library bringing together some of Kormis' most significant works Explore now 🔗

"On 3 November 1933 I was arrested in Bielefeld. I was a painter, but out of work, and had previously been on Gestapo wanted lists. I was wanted for illegal activity. I was sentenced to three years imprisonment for planning high treason" 📸 Eyewitness account by Rudolf Larsch, a German socialist

Every Tuesday we conduct a free tour of our archive, welcoming the public to see behind the scenes of one of the most important Holocaust-era collections in the world. Sign up for next week's tour here:

Construction began at Bełżec extermination camp on this day in 1941. The decision to construct three extermination camps was made at the Wannsee Conference of 1942, at Bełżec, Sobibór and Treblinka. 📸 Bełżec extermination camp SS staff, 1942. Wikimedia Commons.

Every month we collate exciting news and send it directly to your inbox. including information around new acquisitions, forthcoming exhibitions and events We have been keeping up to date with our friends through a newsletter or bulletin throughout our 90 year history Subscribe:

Our PhD and a Cup of Tea series is back! For our next event in the series Ruthie Kaplan will discuss her research following the spatial conduct of Łódź’s Jewish middle—and upper-class in the interwar period. Open for booking now:

Drawing on our unique family collections, our online #HolocaustLetters exhibition traces what Jewish letter writers knew, how they communicated the extraordinary as part of the ordinary, and how their letters survived. Explore the full curation now:

We are thrilled to host Dr Anna Hájková in conversation with Dr Christine Schmidt from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social on 10 Dec about 'People with History are Dust'. The book explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced.

📷 Erwin Munzenmeir was born to a German mother at a home for ‘fallen women’ in London in 1904. By the 1930s he was in Germany, married with children and working as a mechanic. But his mental health deteriorated and he was diagnosed as ‘schizophrenic’. In 1940 he was gassed at a Nazi Killing centre

Another position is available at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social - Click on the link below if you are passionate about research engagement and event organisation for Holocaust scholarship: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/s...

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

In her new book, People Without History are Dust, Dr Anna Hájková explores same-sex desire in the Holocaust, telling the gripping stories of queer Jews that have been long silenced by the homophobia of survivors. Sign up now to hear Dr Hájková speak about this important new work:

📅 Join us next week for a special event to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Eva Reichmann, a pioneering historian whose ground-breaking work continues to shape our understanding of Nazi persecution and Holocaust historiography. Online and in-person tickets:

📷 Erwin Munzenmeir was born to a German mother at a home for ‘fallen women’ in London in 1904. By the 1930s he was in Germany, married with children and working as a mechanic. But his mental health deteriorated and he was diagnosed as ‘schizophrenic’. In 1940 he was gassed at a Nazi Killing centre

Until 5 November we're showing a travelling exhibition which tells the previously unknown story of the thirteen British-born victims of this murderous assault on disabled people. Find out more: buff.ly/EHvquaj

Marking 70 years of the Leo Baeck Institute London, we are proud to launch the inaugural Eva Reichmann Memorial Lecture: Eva Reichmann – Witness, Historian, Legacy. Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/reichmann @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

📣 We're hiring! Join us for a fixed-term part time role at the Library as our Research and Engagement Officer. We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual with a postgraduate qualification in Holocaust Studies or a closely related field. Find out more and apply: buff.ly/KuadEMU

Have you visited our innovative online #RefugeeMap? Through documents from our unique family papers collections, the map tells the stories of refugees from Nazi persecution, and traces their routes of escape www.refugeemap.org

Are you a postgrad with a passion for public history and engaging different publics with the latest Holocaust research? Join our team! Details ⬇️

Have you visited our innovative online #RefugeeMap? Through documents from our unique family papers collections, the map tells the stories of refugees from Nazi persecution, and traces their routes of escape www.refugeemap.org

📣 We're hiring! Join us for a fixed-term part time role at the Library as our Research and Engagement Officer. We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual with a postgraduate qualification in Holocaust Studies or a closely related field. Find out more and apply: buff.ly/KuadEMU

Last month we hosted an event with our former director, Ben Barkow, in conversation with Zoe Waxman, about his publication, Poetry after Auschwitz: Walking in West Cornwall with the Ghost of Great-Aunt Hilde You can catch up on the event, including fantastic poetry readings, now:

📣The Exhibition Gallery will be closed the morning of Wednesday 29 October, reopening at 12pm The Reading Room will open later, at 10:30am, on Monday 10 November The Library (Exhibition and Reading Room) will open later, at 11am, on Wednesday 12 November wienerholocaustlibrary.org/visit/when-w...

With the first issue of The Wiener Library Bulletin, published in 1946, The Wiener Library launched itself as a research institute open to the wider public. The bulletin covered topics from war crime trials to the resurgence of extreme groups, and the development of Holocaust historiography...

Attendance is free but registration is required. You can sign-up here: forms.office.com/e/BX3CpFiGux The day event will be followed by an author talk at the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social. Sign-up to the evening event here: shorturl.at/ou5xR

On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'. buff.ly/4u25aEI

Earlier this year we hosted the launch of a new book: Olga Lengyel, Auschwitz Survivor. This new work engages with one of the most intriguing aspects of testimony: how the remembering and telling of a Holocaust survivor changes through time. Catch up via our YouTube channel: