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

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'.

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'.

On Tuesday 28 October, Dr Simone Gigliotti will be giving a talk at the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton. Her talk is entitled 'A Close yet Distant Suffering: The Holocaust Survivor Diaspora in Aotearoa/New Zealand and trajectories of visibility'. @parkesinstitute.bsky.social

Our Autumn 2025 Newsletter is out now! Catch up on all our latest activities, in addition to learning about future events to look forward to here: shorturl.at/9xSRO Never miss out on HRI updates by signing up to our quarterly newsletter: buff.ly/3A4VQ2G

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th century European History or Holocaust studies? On 17 November 2025, the Wiener Holocaust Library are hosting an online digital skills workshop for MA and PhD Students Find out more here: bit.ly/4naClvi

Events this week! The travelling exhibition of 'Fate Unknown' is back on the road and is coming to Birmingham and Leicester this September. Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw

The travelling exhibition of 'Fate Unknown' is back on the road and is coming to Birmingham and Leicester this September. Birmingham: bit.ly/3Um2CtN Leicester: bit.ly/4lmMOSw

Interested in pursuing a Master's in Holocaust Studies? We are still accepting applications for our renowned Holocaust Studies MA programme. The deadline for overseas applicants is 20 August 2025, and for home applicants, it is 29 August 2025. Find out more: buff.ly/ZdmaSFg buff.ly/3UmY1VX

From 16 to 19 June 2025, Dr Simone Gigliotti and Dr Paris Chronakis organised an excellent three-day conference in Belgrade for our new transnational partnership initiative.

Our Spring 2025 Newsletter is out now! Catch up on all our latest activities, in addition to learning about future events to look forward to here: shorturl.at/Nst5M Never miss out on HRI updates by signing up to our quarterly newsletter: buff.ly/3A4VQ2G

On 10 July, the HRI and the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social (under the auspices of the @hgrporg.bsky.social), as part of the New Academic Book Series, are pleased to announce a lecture with Jacob Flaws on his new book 'Spaces of Treblinka', chaired by Professor Dan Stone. shorturl.at/vUYRm

Sign up today to attend an online event with Jacob Flaws about his latest publication, Spaces of Treblinka. This online event will be chaired by Dan Stone from @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social and hosted by @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Get your tickets here: lnkd.in/egJWjcHu

Professor Dan Stone's and Professor Mark Roseman's (Indiana University) co-edited book on the Holocaust for Penguin's Pelican series of Volume 1 - Contexts: Origins, Comparisons, Entanglements - of Cambridge History of the Holocaust is out now! You can order your copy here: shorturl.at/C9N3S

Between 24 and 26 June 2025, Dr Simone Gigliotti will be participating in the inaugural Connective Holocaust Commemoration Expo organised by the Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social‬.

Over the last four weeks we have held a series of workshops at the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social‬ for heritage professionals, museum workers, journalists, teachers, NGO workers, education practitioners and students interested to learn more about current scholarship in Holocaust Studies.

Event happening tomorrow! On 21 May 2025, the Society for Modern Greek Studies will be hosting an excellent event involving Dr Paris Chronakis (HRI) and Professor Ruth Padel (King's College London). To find out more and book your free place, follow the link here: buff.ly/6U3sPeM

This term we sat down with two of our current students, Nitza Cabral and Ella Havas, to find out more about their experiences on our MA course. Both Nitza and Ella are current students in the 2024/2025 cohort of Holocaust Studies students at Royal Holloway.

On 21 May 2025, the Society for Modern Greek Studies will be hosting an excellent event involving Dr Paris Chronakis (HRI) and Professor Ruth Padel (King's College London). To find out more and book your free place, follow the link here: buff.ly/6U3sPeM

On 21 May 2025, the Society for Modern Greek Studies will be hosting an excellent event involving Dr Paris Chronakis (HRI) and Professor Ruth Padel (King's College London). To find out more and book your free place, follow the link here: buff.ly/6U3sPeM

Tomorrow evening (24 April), the Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting an event with the Armenian Institute to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. shorturl.at/UE1cH

On 24 April we're hosting a commemoration event with the Armenian Institute and @hgrporg.bsky.social marking 110 years since the Armenian Genocide... 🔗 buff.ly/6oS6YBf

This event with the Armenian Institute will commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, with Becky Jinks from @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social & Peter Morgan from @wienerlibrary.bsky.social speaking, moderated by Tatiana Der Avedissian. The evening will end with music by Lucine Musaelian

Deadline is this Friday! RHUL and the British Library invite applications for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship on the project ‘The Music Collection of Paul Hirsch (1881-1951): The Collecting Practices of a German-Jewish Emigré to England in the WWII Period’. shorturl.at/iJvA8

Our Spring 2025 Newsletter is out now! Catch up on all our latest activities, in addition to learning about future events to look forward to here: buff.ly/qUJvGz8 Never miss out on HRI updates by signing up to our quarterly newsletter: buff.ly/3A4VQ2G

RHUL and the British Library invite applications for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship on the project ‘The Music Collection of Paul Hirsch (1881-1951): The Collecting Practices of a German-Jewish Emigré to England in the WWII Period’. shorturl.at/iJvA8

Today is the last chance to apply!

In light of an excellent and moving screening of ‘The World Will Tremble’ on our Royal Holloway campus, below are a list of the select London cinemas hosting viewings of this important new film about the true story of the attempt by Jewish prisoners to escape the Chełmno extermination camp.

Yesterday evening the Holocaust Research Institute, in collaboration with Lorton Entertainment, had the pleasure of hosting a film screening of ‘The World Will Tremble’ before its official British launch.

Event happening TODAY! On 17 March, the @hgrporg.bsky.social, @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, the Centre for Hellenic Studies (King's College London), and the Centre for Greek Diaspora Studies (Royal Holloway), are delighted to host a special event with author Tony Molho.

Royal Holloway and the British Library invite applications for an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship on the project ‘The Music Collection of Paul Hirsch (1881-1951): The Collecting Practices of a German-Jewish Emigré to England in the WWII Period’. shorturl.at/iJvA8

On 17 March, the @hgrporg.bsky.social, @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, the Centre for Hellenic Studies (King's College London), and the Centre for Greek Diaspora Studies (Royal Holloway), are delighted to host a special event with author Tony Molho.

Final few weeks to apply for the conference on 'Beyond Camps and Forced Labour: Current International Research on Survivors of Nazi Persecution'. Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2025 Find out more details here: buff.ly/XbOO44a

Last chance to sign up to attend research workshops at the Library this May! ⬇️⬇️

DEADLINE TO APPLY EXTENDED! Are you a heritage professional, museum worker, journalist, teacher, staff at an NGO, or an education practitioner? We're hosting 4 workshops on current research in Holocaust Studies, led by scholars in the field from the Holocaust Research Institute. bit.ly/3WyaZDO

EXTENDED DEADLINE! You now have until 21 March to register your attendance at one or more of these workshops!

On 17 March, the @hgrporg.bsky.social, @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, the Centre for Hellenic Studies (King's College London), and the Centre for Greek Diaspora Studies (Royal Holloway), are delighted to host a special event with author Tony Molho.

Professor Barry Langford has reviewed 'Bonhoeffer', a new German biopic about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the martyred Lutheran theologian and anti-Nazi dissident, for The Conversation @theconversation.com. Read the full article here: buff.ly/NQx9Avi

Sign-up here: bit.ly/3WyaZDO

Professor Barry Langford has a new piece out in The Conversation @theconversation.com. This fascinating article deals with some recent films that directly address Holocaust memory and memorialisation within their narratives. Read the full piece here: buff.ly/3qWH8F8

Last week to apply! Are you a heritage professional, museum worker, journalist, teacher, staff at an NGO, or an education practitioner? We're hosting four workshops on current research in Holocaust Studies, led by scholars in the field from the Holocaust Research Institute. bit.ly/3WyaZDO

In Glasgow this weekend? Still time to arrange to pop along to the lovely @wienerlibrary.bsky.social team at the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre to learn more about preserving your family histories 👇🏻

Read more about the incredible research that came out of the ‘Older People and the Holocaust’ workshop held on 5 Dec 2024 in our workshop report! Read the full report here or through the link in our bio: bit.ly/4gKIiLb

This report briefly covers the 11 presentations that were given in 4 themed panels which covered a wide array of experiences and areas of research. The workshop was held in partnership between @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @ushmm.bsky.social @claims-conference.bsky.social

On 30 May 2025, Professor Barry Langford and Professor Bob Eaglestone will be participating in a one-day academic networking event at the Imperial War Museum.

Are you a heritage professional, museum worker, journalist, teacher, staff at an NGO, or an education practitioner? We are hosting a series of workshops on current research in Holocaust Studies, led by four scholars in the field from the Holocaust Research Institute. https://bit.ly/3WyaZDO

An excellent new call for papers for a conference on 'Materiality and Precarity: Preserving Holocaust Memorial Sites'.

Are you a heritage professional, museum worker, journalist, teacher, staff at an NGO, or an education practitioner? We are hosting a series of workshops on current research in Holocaust Studies, led by four scholars in the field from the Holocaust Research Institute. https://bit.ly/3WyaZDO

We are pleased to announce that Dr Rebecca Glasberg will be joining the Holocaust Research Institute this September as our new Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to a major donor-funded project, “Global Jewish Studies in/as Holocaust Studies” for the academic years 2025-2027.

Yesterday afternoon, Professor Dan Stone, alongside colleagues from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and @hgrporg.bsky.social‬, participated in a workshop about the International Tracing Service at @aberuni.bsky.social.