Events

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

Daniel Finkelstein in conversation with Sam Finkelstein on Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival

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

Join Daniel Finkelstein at the Library for a discussion of his family memoir with his son Sam, who acted as the first reader of the book. The event will also be a chance to view the Library’s ninetieth anniversary exhibitions, one of which, The Wiener Family Story, features some of the documents and stories that are featured in Finkelstein’s book.

Hybrid Book Talk: The Box with the Sunflower Clasp – Jewish flight to Shanghai

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

As part of our Family History events series, the Library is pleased to host Rachel Meller talking about her first book, The Box with the Sunflower Clasp, which relates the flight of her aunt and grandparents from Nazi-run Vienna to the unlikely haven of Shanghai. She will describe the resilience and enterprise of the 20,000-strong Jewish community within the challenging surroundings of the war-torn Chinese port.

Book Talk: In Search of Berlin: The Story of a Reinvented City, John Kampfner

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

Part of The Wiener Holocaust at Ninety exhibition event series. In Search of Berlin is an 800-year story, a dialogue between past and present; it is a new way of looking at this turbulent and beguiling city on its never-ending journey of reinvention.

Online Event: Hans Albrecht Foundation Annual Lecture and Human Rights Award 2023

Join The Hans Albrecht Foundation (HAF) and The Wiener Holocaust Library for the HAF Human Rights Award and annual lecture. This year’s recipient is the Hummingbird Project: www.hummingbirdproject.org.uk. Founded in 2015 as a grassroots organisation in Calais, Hummingbird are now a Brighton-based charity working locally with young refugees & campaigning nationally.

Virtual Student and Teacher Talk: What was the Holocaust? An Overview

In this talk, aimed at GCSE and A-Level students and teachers, the Library’s Education Officer, Kiera Fitzgerald, will draw upon the Library’s rich and diverse collections of original historical material to provide an introduction to the key events and the main features of the Holocaust.

Virtual Lecture: 2022 Ernst Fraenkel Prize Winner – Ari Joskowicz, Rain of Ash

The Wiener Holocaust Library is delighted to host an evening lecture by the winner of our 2022 Ernst Fraenkel Prize. The jury has awarded Ari Joskowicz’s book, Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews, and the Holocaust the prize. The judges found it to be “a compelling and important book which deserves to be widely read. It is both beautifully written and sensitively handled. A truly field defining work!”

Noor Inayat Khan: A Life of Courage, An Evening of Remembrance with Pir Zia Inayat Khan in conversation with Shrabani Basu

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

The Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust & the Wiener Library invite you to an event to remember her life and courage in a rare UK conversation between her nephew Pir Zia Inayat Khan, a Sufi scholar, head of the Inayatiyya and founder of the Sulūk Academy, and her biographer, Shrabani Basu, author of Spy Princess, and chair of the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust.

Recovery & Repair: Fate Unknown Travelling Exhibition Launch and Drinks Reception

Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, 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.

Recovery & Repair: Edinburgh Family History Research Workshop

Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, 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

Scottish Jewish Archives Centre 129 Hill Street, Glasgow, 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.

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