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Keeping truth alive since 1933
Blog / Jewish child survivors in the aftermath of the Holocaust
In this guest blog, Joanna Beata Michlic explores two cases of missing child Holocaust survivors for whom searches continue to this day.
Exhibition / Death Marches: Evidence and Memory
The Library’s new exhibition will uncover how forensic and other evidence about the death marches has been gathered since the end of the Holocaust.
Current opening hours and important visitor information
The Library has reopened with reduced opening times (Tuesday – Friday, 10am-5pm) and with pre-booked appointments in the Wolfson Reading Room and exhibition space with continued health and safety measures. Please note that entrance to the Library is only permitted to those who have pre-booked.
We regret to inform visitors that our exterior and interior lifts are both currently out of service. This is due to ongoing repair works and we apologise for the inconvenience.
If you have a query please email [email protected] or call 0207 636 7247.
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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.
Full visiting informationOpening times
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Open, 10am-5pm
Wednesday
Open, 10am-5pm
Thursday
Open, 10am-5pm
Friday
Open, 10am-5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Virtual Events
6 September / Virtual Book Talk: Dance on the Razor’s Edge: Crime and Punishment in the Nazi Ghettos
Svenja Bethke joins Zoë Waxman in this virtual talk to discuss her new book which explores crime and punishment in the Nazi ghettos established in Eastern Europe during the Second World War.
13 September / Virtual Book Talk: The Light of Days
As part of the Library’s ‘Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust’ event series, Judy Batalion will be discussing her acclaimed new book, ‘The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos’.
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.
Blog / Remembering Metzmama
Alan Whitehorn, emeritus professor of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada, reflects on his grandmother, an orphan of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
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.
Subject Guide / Genocides
Our subject guide lists resources relating to genocides other than the Holocaust including those in Armenia, Rwanda and Cambodia.
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 / The Wiener Holocaust Library YouTube Channel
Missed one of our events? Visit our YouTube channel for virtual events, book talks, curator talks and more.
