Lotte Jaslowitz trained as a barrister at Lincolns Inn, and was called to the bar on 10 February 1959. Documents from the Jaslowitz family papers collection, in our archive and available to view via our interactive #RefugeeMap, tell the full story... 📍 buff.ly/ij3wl4v

Happening next week! Don't miss your chance to hear Michael Moritz in conversation with Daniel Finkelstein about this fascinating new book... Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

Every Tuesday we lead a behind the scenes tour of our archive! If you've never seen our stores, including some of the unique photos and documents within them, join us this Tuesday at 2pm... Sign up here:

In a forthcoming talk, Sasha Senderovich will discuss how writings by Jewish authors after the devastation of the Holocaust on Soviet territory open new ways of thinking about Holocaust literature, Soviet Jewish history, and the long afterlives of mass violence Tickets:

In a forthcoming talk, Sasha Senderovich will discuss how writings by Jewish authors after the devastation of the Holocaust on Soviet territory open new ways of thinking about Holocaust literature, Soviet Jewish history, and the long afterlives of mass violence Tickets:

A significant collection, generously donated by the daughter of a survivor of the Theresienstadt ghetto, arrived at our archive last month! The cache of drawings by celebrated Jewish poet and artist, Peter Kien, has been donated to our collection by the daughter of Kien's partner in the ghetto...

Every Tuesday we lead a behind the scenes tour of our archive! If you've never seen our stores, including some of the unique photos and documents within them, join us this Tuesday at 2pm... Sign up here:

Happening next week! Don't miss your chance to hear Michael Moritz in conversation with Daniel Finkelstein about this fascinating new book... Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

Did you know we offer free visits for school, college, and university groups to visit our archive and learn from the thousands of important documents it holds? Last year we undertook 40 educational visits, reaching 1,328 students and 142 teachers Book now for 2026:

There's a handful of spaces available for ECRs and PhDs to attend next week's online seminar! Book your place here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/phd-an...

🎥 We hold a considerable collection of audio and audio-visual material, mostly consisting of interviews with former refugees and survivors. Some of these testimonies are only available to be viewed in our Reading Room whilst others can be accessed on personal devices onsite... buff.ly/1Z5NdCi

Sign up now for our Sunday open day! Members of the Collections Team and our family history researchers will be on hand to answer any questions about your own research or what we hold in our archive, and you can join us for an intergenerational workshop and exhibition tour! 🎫 buff.ly/nqocoiz

Walter Manes, a German Jewish musician, left #Germany in 1938 for #Shanghai to take up a position in a jazz band. Read more at www.refugeemap.org/map/reco... Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social #Humap

Sign up now for our Sunday open day! Members of the Collections Team and our family history researchers will be on hand to answer any questions about your own research or what we hold in our archive, and you can join us for an intergenerational workshop and exhibition tour! 🎫 buff.ly/nqocoiz

🎥 We hold a considerable collection of audio and audio-visual material, mostly consisting of interviews with former refugees and survivors. Some of these testimonies are only available to be viewed in our Reading Room whilst others can be accessed on personal devices onsite... buff.ly/1Z5NdCi

There's a handful of spaces available for ECRs and PhDs to attend next week's online seminar! Book your place here: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/phd-an...

📣 Our PhD and a Cup of Tea seminar series continues this term! ➡️ Micro-Geographies of Jewish Life in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1940–1943 📅 10 February, 3pm Sonja Mues will discuss her work examining how shifting perceptions of space shaped narratives of everyday life in the Warsaw Ghetto

For families separated by deportations and flight, letters were often the only means of keeping in touch. Franz Kuhn wrote to his daughter’s guardian Millie Levy, 4 February 1943...

Our exhibition gallery is open this week, with the chance to see our latest groundbreaking curation Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust draws on our archive collection to explore the stories of those for whom Nazi persecution came at the end of their lives Plan your visit:

📣 Forthcoming book talk! 25 March, 6:30 - 8pm The @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’

Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture! Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews

Did you know we offer free visits for school, college, and university groups to visit our archive and learn from the thousands of important documents it holds? Last year we undertook 40 educational visits, reaching 1,328 students and 142 teachers Book now for 2026:

Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture! Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews

📣 Forthcoming book talk! 25 March, 6:30 - 8pm The @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’

📣 Our PhD and a Cup of Tea seminar series continues this term! ➡️ Micro-Geographies of Jewish Life in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1940–1943 📅 10 February, 3pm Sonja Mues will discuss her work examining how shifting perceptions of space shaped narratives of everyday life in the Warsaw Ghetto

Our exhibition gallery is open this week, with the chance to see our latest groundbreaking curation Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust draws on our archive collection to explore the stories of those for whom Nazi persecution came at the end of their lives Plan your visit:

The recording of the Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture is now available to watch. youtu.be/bnOpAAIJfoA?... Many thanks to our partners @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @igdjhh.bsky.social, and the presenters @drhannahw.bsky.social, @Deborah Jaffé & @svenjabethke.bsky.social

On 25 March 2026, the @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Professor Alan Kramer in conversation with Professor Dan Stone at the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social about Professor Kramer’s new book: 'Concentration Camps: A Global History'. Sign-up here: shorturl.at/EsLK3

For families separated by deportations and flight, letters were often the only means of keeping in touch. Franz Kuhn wrote to his daughter’s guardian Millie Levy, 4 February 1943...

Tickets are selling fast for our 5th March benefit concert, with only a handful of the best seats still available! Join us for an evening of classical music and and support our vital work: buff.ly/sdyY4Ey

📣 Forthcoming free afternoon talk! 18 February, 3 - 4:30pm In Search of Amnesia is a documentary project looking into the Jewish narrative in Poland and Ukraine. Through this new book Falk traced both his own personal family history and the collective loss Tickets 🔗

📣 Forthcoming free afternoon talk! 18 February, 3 - 4:30pm In Search of Amnesia is a documentary project looking into the Jewish narrative in Poland and Ukraine. Through this new book Falk traced both his own personal family history and the collective loss Tickets 🔗

Tickets are selling fast for our 5th March benefit concert, with only a handful of the best seats still available! Join us for an evening of classical music and and support our vital work: buff.ly/sdyY4Ey

📚 Join us for a forthcoming family history Book Talk... Nicole Hanefeld's The Unspeakable is a thoughtfully constructed and moving Holocaust memoir, vividly blending the author’s first-person experiences during her research with the history of World War II. Book now:

Join us next month for a talk with Sir Michael Moritz about his latest book, Ausländer. Michael will be in conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein. This new work uncovers the history of Michael's close family members murdered by the Nazis. Tickets: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...

Every Tuesday we lead a free public tour of our remarkable archive and Reading Room! There's no need to book, just turn up at 2pm every Tuesday and one of our knowledgeable volunteer tour guides will take you behind the scenes of our vital work...

In a forthcoming talk, Sasha Senderovich will discuss how writings by Jewish authors after the devastation of the Holocaust on Soviet territory open new ways of thinking about Holocaust literature, Soviet Jewish history, and the long afterlives of mass violence Tickets:

Thrilled to see our beautiful book, Holocaust Letters, out soon from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! With huge thanks to my amazing co-editors @sandralipner.bsky.social @charlieknight.bsky.social & Clara Dijkstra. Launching soon @wienerlibrary.bsky.social: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-l...

In a forthcoming talk, Sasha Senderovich will discuss how writings by Jewish authors after the devastation of the Holocaust on Soviet territory open new ways of thinking about Holocaust literature, Soviet Jewish history, and the long afterlives of mass violence Tickets:

Every Tuesday we lead a free public tour of our remarkable archive and Reading Room! There's no need to book, just turn up at 2pm every Tuesday and one of our knowledgeable volunteer tour guides will take you behind the scenes of our vital work...

Join us next month for a talk with Sir Michael Moritz about his latest book, Ausländer. Michael will be in conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein. This new work uncovers the history of Michael's close family members murdered by the Nazis. Tickets: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-t...

"Poring over photos and letters from grandparents, great-grandparents, and distant aunts and uncles in the Wiener Holocaust Library, I was able to trace the growing threat of antisemitism in Germany in the 1920s." buff.ly/MJXX1VT

Tickets are selling fast for our 5th March benefit concert, with only a handful of the best seats still available! Join us for an evening of classical music and and support our vital work: buff.ly/sdyY4Ey

📚 Join us for a forthcoming family history Book Talk... Nicole Hanefeld's The Unspeakable is a thoughtfully constructed and moving Holocaust memoir, vividly blending the author’s first-person experiences during her research with the history of World War II. Book now:

Tickets are selling fast for our 5th March benefit concert, with only a handful of the best seats still available! Join us for an evening of classical music and and support our vital work: buff.ly/sdyY4Ey

"Poring over photos and letters from grandparents, great-grandparents, and distant aunts and uncles in the Wiener Holocaust Library, I was able to trace the growing threat of antisemitism in Germany in the 1920s." buff.ly/MJXX1VT

An exciting new acquisition for our archive, donated by the daughter of a survivor who saved hundreds of artworks by a notable Czech polymath. Peter Kien's life was cut short by the Holocaust, now his work will be preserved for future generations... @thetimes.com www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...

A profoundly important collection of artworks created in Theresienstadt has been donated to our archive this Holocaust Memorial Day. Find out more about the journey of suitcase #681 and this important Czech polymath whose life was cut short by the Holocaust: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

📣 Forthcoming book talk! 25 March, 6:30 - 8pm The @hgrporg.bsky.social is delighted to host Prof Alan Kramer in conversation with Prof Dan Stone about his new work, Concentration Camps: A Global History, a ‘global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.’

📢 Join us at the Library next month for the launch of the RIBA Refugee Committee online database! This new research hub details the lives and works of the more than 200 refugees from Nazi-occupied Central Europe who were assisted by the RIBA Refugee Committee Tickets: