Join us for the launch of A Chance to Breathe: Photographs by Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Camps, with contributions by Matthew and Amy Smith, Fortify Rights, and Azimul Hasan, featured photographer and author in our latest exhibition.
Exhibitions / A Chance to Breathe: Photographs by Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar Camp
Our forthcoming exhibition showcases the award-winning photography of three survivors of the Rohingya genocide. Their works provide a rich and intimate look at Rohingya life in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, offering a rare glimpse into the daily lives of Rohingya refugees and genocide survivors.
Wiener Digital Collections / Explore our new online archive
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 17 February – The Reading Room will be open from 10:30am – 3pm
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
Bus: 188, 168, X68, 7, 59, 68, 91
Rail: Euston and King’s Cross.
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Virtual and In-Person Events
20 Feb / Online Book Talk – Before the Holocaust by Hermann Beck, with the Leo Baeck Institute London
Historians have traditionally argued that antisemitic violence in Nazi Germany rose gradually, from low levels during the first years of Hitler’s rule to a high point in the Reich-wide pogrom of November 1938. Before the Holocaust, based on research in more than twenty German archives, demonstrates that this long-held assumption is wrong.
23 Feb / Recovery & Repair: Supporting Jewish Family Histories of the Holocaust in Britain
Following our successful visit to the SJAC and SJHC in September 2023, a team from the Wiener Holocaust Library is returning to Glasgow to deliver another in-person event, aimed at helping people learn how best to look after their family history.
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
Research / International Tracing Service (ITS)
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.