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This virtual PhD and a Cup of Tea presentation, Maëlle Lepitre will give an overview of the reorientation of the memorial site at Buchenwald following the fall of the Berlin Wall.
This virtual workshop presents an opportunity for postgraduate students and early career researchers to hear from experts involved in the leadership and development of Fellowships and grants relating to Holocaust Studies and adjacent fields.
This one-day educational event has been organised specifically for GCSE and A-Level students who attend school or college in the London Borough of Camden to help deepen their understanding of the Nazi era and the Holocaust.
In this virtual talk, Dr Caroline Sturdy Colls and Dr Kevin Colls will discuss their work 'Adolf Island' which offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives of the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation in the Second World War.
As part of the Library's new academic event series, author and historian Carole Angier will be in conversation with Philippe Sands to discuss her new book which explores the life and work of the influential writer, W. G. Sebald.
In partnership with Yet Again, the Library is hosting a panel discussion and inviting expert speakers to discuss some of the issues surrounding Holocaust distortion today.
This virtual revision session, aimed at GCSE and A-Level students, will utilise sources from the Library’s unique archive to examine the Nazi Dictatorship. It will explore the idea of ‘the Terror State’; the role of the SS and Gestapo; opposition to the Nazis; Nazi propaganda and the extent of totalitarianism in Germany.
The first event in the Library's 'Fighting Antisemitism' exhibition series, historian and author Daniel Sonabend will tell the story of the militant Jewish anti-fascist organisation the 43 Group. Join us in-person or online.
In this talk, Historian Dr Udo Grashoff will give an overview of Communist resistance in Nazi Germany.
This hybrid event is a collaboration between the Library, Yale University and The Institute of Historical Research and is being held to mark the IHR's centenary year. The event will feature four Yale University Press authors who will talk about the writing of their books to reflect on how the historiography of the Holocaust has changed and why the topic is more important now than ever.
In the first part of the Library's event series taking place at the Manchester Jewish Museum, distinguished guest speakers will discuss patterns of persecution and survival found in Jewish and other archives.
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.
The workshop will also feature family research support services available from Manchester-based partner organisations and the opportunity to register for one-on-one consultations with the Library’s expert researchers.
This virtual revision session, aimed at GCSE and A-Level students, will utilise sources from the Library’s unique archive to examine the Nazi’s creation of a ‘Racial State’. It will explore the radicalisation of the state; Nazi racial ideology; increasing antisemitic policies and actions as well as the treatment of Jews in the early years of war by looking at the development of ghettos and deportations.
To celebrate the publication of 'Alice's Book', which uncovers the truth about a stolen cookbook and tells the story of a family torn apart by the Nazi regime, author and historian Karina Urbach will be in conversation with leading political journalist Lord Daniel Finkelstein.
Following the installation of Britain's first Stolperstein, ‘stumbling stone’, at Golden Square, the Wiener Library will host a panel discussion featuring the artist Gunter Demnig, who will speak about his work.
In this virtual book talk, renowned Holocaust educator Mike Levy will draw on his newly published book to tell the untold stories of the quiet heroes who helped organize the famous mass rescue of children at the start of the Second World War.
In this event, we will introduce the Sephardi Voices UK archive, explore testimonies of those who lived through the 1941 pogrom, the Farhud, and discuss the long-term effects on Baghdad's Jewish population.
