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Exhibition / Expelled! The History of the “Polenaktion”

On the last weekend of October 1938, 25,000 Jews with Polish passports were arrested, rounded up and deported by train to the Polish border. This exhibition marks the 85th anniversary of the expulsion.

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News / The Wiener Holocaust Library at 90

Our rich 90-year history makes us the world’s oldest continuously functioning archive documenting Nazi crimes. Join us this year in contemplating, commemorating and celebrating this incredible milestone

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Current opening hours and important visitor information

The Library is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.

The Library is closed on Bank Holidays.

We are currently trialling a new booking system. To visit our exhibition, please call 020 76367247 or book online. To use our Reading Room, please call 020 74679671 or 020 76367247 or email [email protected].

Closure Notices

The Library will be open from 11am – 2pm on Friday 8 December

The Library will be closed over the Christmas period, from 22 December until the 2 January

If you have a query please email [email protected] or call 0207 636 7247.

For collection related queries please email [email protected].

Getting here

The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP

Underground: Russell Square, Goodge Street, King’s Cross

Bus: 188, 168, X68, 7, 59, 68, 91

Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.

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Opening times

Monday

10am – 5pm

Tuesday

10am – 5pm

Wednesday

10am – 5pm

Thursday

10am – 5pm

Friday

10am – 5pm

Saturday

Closed

Sunday

Closed

Did you know?

The Wiener Holocaust Library is the oldest Holocaust archive in the world.

Virtual and In-Person Events

Dec 7 / Public Lecture, Resisters: How ordinary Jews fought persecution in Hitler’s Germany, by Professor Wolf Gruner

In this lecture from the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Professor Wolf Gruner will speak about his latest publication, Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany.

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Dec 13 / Virtual Student and Teacher Talk: Forgotten Victims: The Nazi Genocide of the Roma and Sinti

Part of the Wiener Holocaust Library’s free series of educational events for students and teachers, drawing on our unique archive collection.

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17 Jan / PhD and a Cup of Tea: Reconfiguring Humanitarianism in the Margins of Empire – Displacement and Relief in Turkestan, 1914-1924

Part of our new post-graduate seminar series, Humanitarianism, Refugees and the Holocaust.

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Support Us / Become a Member

In recent years, demands upon the Library have increased as we face rising antisemitism, racism and Holocaust denial.

Becoming a member is a powerful way you can support us in working towards our wider mission. In return you can enjoy of our exclusive member benefits and know that you are playing a significant role in the future success of the Library.

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