‘The darkest hour always precedes the dawn’: Sonja’s Story
I am the Web Project Officer for The Holocaust Explained, a website run by The Wiener Holocaust Library which aims to teach schoolchildren about the Holocaust. It was whilst researching […]
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Uncovering Yorkshire’s Schindler with The Wiener Holocaust Library and West Yorkshire Archives
It wasn’t until after my father passed away a few years ago that my cousins and I started exploring my grandfather David Makofski’s role in saving hundreds of Jewish refugees […]
Honorary Membership Awarded to Judith Kerr – Dr Anthony Grenville Laudatio
On 18 March 2019, The Wiener Library held a ceremony to award honorary membership to The Gesellschaft für Exilforschung (GfE) to the world-famous author Judith Kerr, supported by the generosity […]
Has Holocaust Education Failed?
Recent research from UCL Centre for Holocaust Education showed shocking levels of ignorance about the Holocaust. In addition racism and antisemitism are at an alarming level. So we have to […]
#FindingGerty: The Search So Far
In October 2018, The Wiener Library launched an online effort to identify unknown photographic subjects in our Gerty Simon Collection. Since then we are delighted to have been contacted by […]
Cataloguing a piece of Jewish refugee history in London
When the B’nai B’rith Leo Baeck (London) Lodge ceased its activities in 2017, a chapter of 74 years of dedicated service for the Jewish community ultimately ended. Established by German speaking refugees from central Europe at the peak of World War II the association quickly blended into British society and became a valuable member of the Anglo-Jewry community. In order to preserve and share its unique history, the Lodge archive is now being catalogued by The Wiener Library.
