Collect, Preserve, Share
Keeping truth alive since 1933
Exhibitions / Traces of Belsen
Our latest exhibition uncovers the traces of Belsen, revealing the history of the camp throughout the Holocaust and beyond.
Wiener Digital Collections / Explore our archive online
We’ve launched a ground-breaking new digital archive featuring thousands of pages of some of our most important collections.
Current opening hours and important visitor information
The Library is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm.
The Reading Room closes early on Fridays, at 1:30pm
The Library is closed on Bank Holidays.
Our internal lift is currently out of order. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to Readers, and are working to get it back up and running as soon as possible.
Closure Notices
Monday 19 May: The Reading Room will open later, at 10:30am, for a staff meeting
Wednesday 18 June: The Library (Reading Room and Exhibition Gallery) will open later, at 11am
Monday 4 – Friday 8 August: The Reading Room will be closed for our annual stock check.
If you have a query please email [email protected] or call 0207 636 7247.
For collection related queries please email [email protected].
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Getting here
The Wiener Holocaust Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
Underground: Russell Square, Goodge Street, King’s Cross, Euston, Tottenham Court Road.
Bus: 14, 1, 68, 91 to Russell Square, or 24, 29, 73 to Goodge Street or Tottenham Court Road.
Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.
Full visiting informationOpening times
Monday
10am – 5pm
Tuesday
10am – 5pm
Wednesday
10am – 5pm
Thursday
10am – 5pm
Friday
10am – 5pm (exhibition), 10am – 1:30pm (Reading Room)
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Virtual and In-Person Events
22 May / Book Talk: Burning Psalms – Menachem Rosensaft in Conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Join us for an evening with Menachem Rosensaft, author of Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz, who will discuss his book in conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg. This event will explore Rosensaft’s reflections on faith, memory, and resilience in the aftermath of the trauma of the Shoah.
14 May / 27 May
The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to host a panel presentation of new, cutting-edge research on the Holocaust in Hungary, in particular the role of transportation in accelerating the Final Solution there.
28 May / Hybrid Exhibition Talk – “I hope soon to get into a hospital”: Recruiting Jewish refugees into the British nursing profession, with Dr Jane Brooks
Dr Jane Brooks will discuss the recruitment of Jewish refugee nurses to the UK, mapping the challenges and sometimes kindnesses many of these young women faced in trying to gain a place to train as a nurse and their ongoing bravery and determination to create a space of professional independence for themselves.
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.
Collections Catalogue / Visit the catalogue to start your research
Search across our documents, books, periodicals, pamphlets and more.
Visit Us / The Wolfson Reading Room
Anyone is welcome to visit and study our collections in the Wolfson Reading Room.
News / The Wiener Holocaust Library at 90
We’re celebrating 90 years of collecting, preserving and sharing evidence of the Holocaust.
Discover / The Holocaust Explained
Our free educational resource is here to help you learn the essential facts of the Holocaust, its causes and its consequences.
Competition / The Ernst Fraenkel Prize
Our prestigious annual competition for academic manuscripts on the Holocaust is now open for submissions.
Research / International Tracing Service (ITS)
We’re proud to be the UK copyholder of this remarkable archive of over 30 million pages of Holocaust-era documents.
Events / Catch up on events at the Library online
Missed one of our events? Visit our YouTube channel for virtual events, book talks, curator talks and more.
Partnership Project / Reawakening Suppressed Music
Reawakening Suppressed Music is a three-year project dedicated to recording and sharing some of the silenced symphonic works written by Jewish composers who suffered under the Nazis.
