Events

See what’s coming up at the library, or you may be interested in past events.

Beyond Camps and Forced Labour: Current International Research on Survivors of Nazi Persecution, Seventh International Multidisciplinary Conference

The Wiener Holocaust Library The Wiener Holocaust Library, London, United Kingdom

This conference, postponed from 2021, follows six successful conferences, which took place at Imperial War Museum London in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and at Birkbeck, University of London and The Wiener Holocaust Library in 2018. It builds on areas previously investigated, and also opens up new fields of academic enquiry. 

Virtual PhD and a Cup of Tea: Tottenham Hotspur and the Y-Word: The Contested Meanings of (Anti-)Antisemitism in Football

In February 2022, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club launched its “The WhY Word” campaign, which is calling on the fans to discontinue using the term “Yid.” Based on the analysis of numerous primary sources, interviews, and on-site research, this presentation seeks to understand the various perspectives on and the contested meanings of the term in the context of Tottenham Hotspur FC and the local fan culture.

Recovery and Repair: Family History Research Workshop

Leeds Central Library Calverley Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

This workshop will help you take the first steps in conducting your own family research using the International Tracing Service digital archive, including using sources freely available online.

Fate Unknown: Travelling Exhibition Launch and Drinks Reception

Leeds Central Library Calverley Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

Take part in an exciting launch event that will feature talks by the co-curators, Professor Dan Stone and Dr Christine Schmidt, special guests, a drinks reception, and an opportunity to view the Fate Unknown travelling exhibition.

Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust

Leeds Central Library Calverley Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

Join the co-curators of the Fate Unknown exhibition, Prof Dan Stone and Dr Christine Schmidt, who will explore the remarkable, little-known story of the search for the missing after the Holocaust.

‘Fate Unknown: The Search for the Missing after the Holocaust,’ Curators’ Talk and Drinks Reception

Holocaust Centre North The University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Part of the Library’s Recovery & Repair: Supporting Jewish Family Histories of the Holocaust in Britain ITS event series. The Wiener Holocaust Library is home to the UK’s International Tracing Service digital archive, which holds millions of documents related to the Holocaust and Nazi era. The archive preserves the shared past of victims and survivors of the Holocaust and […]

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