COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures at the Library
We are delighted that the Library is reopening to the public. The safety and wellbeing of our visitors and staff are paramount so please read through the following health and […]
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Highlighting the Voices of Survivors
In this staff blog, Dr Christine Schmidt, Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Library, reflects on the prevailing power of survivor testimony.
Temporary Reading Room Rules and Regulations
In order to ensure the safety of our staff and readers, we have made some temporary changes to our Wolfson Reading Room Rules and Regulations, and the services available. Please […]
The Liberation of Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora
This blog marks the the 76th anniversay of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora. Written by the Library’s Photo Archivist, Torsten Jugl.
USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive now available at the Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is very pleased to announce that access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive (VHA) will be available in the Wolfson Reading Room to all our members, users, and visitors once we reopen our doors to the public.
Virtual Workshops for Teachers, Educators and Students
The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to announce the launch of a new educational workshop series aimed at teachers, educators and students of the Holocaust.
Testifying to the Truth: An Event Series
The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to host a series of workshops and other events designed to engage a variety of researchers, students, faculty, educators and other audiences with our […]
WHL Director expresses dismay over Ken Loach event
The Wiener Holocaust Library’s Director, Dr Toby Simpson writes to St Peter’s College expressing dismay over Ken Loach event.
Persecution of gay people in Nazi Germany
To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, Dr Barbara Warnock looks at the persecution faced by gay people in Nazi Germany, and some of the documents in The Wiener Holocaust Library’s International Tracing Service digital archive that contain evidence about their experiences.
Konin: Shtetl or Shtot?
This is the question that Theo Richmond invariably puts to his interviewees, the former Jewish inhabitants of Konin, and the consensus seems to be that they regarded Konin as a […]
