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Entangled Histories: Jewish and Roma and Sinti Victims of the Death Marches
Exhibition co-curators, Dr Christine Schmidt and Professor Dan Stone, examine the case of Karl Franz, a German Sinto man who likely died on a death march in the last days of the Second World War.
Reflecting on the legacies of eugenics
Professor Marius Turda introduces the Library’s upcoming temporary exhibition which will explore the history and the legacies of the global eugenics movement.
Trude Levi: The After-effects of the Death Marches and “Liberation”
This blog examines several accounts given by Hungarian Holocaust survivor and former Library staff member Trude Levi.
Jewish child survivors and the reconstruction of Jewish families in the aftermath of the Holocaust
In this guest blog, Joanna Beata Michlic explores two cases of missing child Holocaust survivors for whom searches continue to this day.
‘Untold Killing’ a podcast created by Remembering Srebrenica
Kate Williams, from Remembering Srebrenica, talks about their award-winning new podcast which tells the little-known story of genocide and ethnic cleansing right in the heart of Europe through the voices of those who survived it.
Living in Wire: Jewish Women and the British Detention System
To mark this year’s Refugee Week, Edie Martin details Britain’s forgotten history of female internment during the Second World War, in turn, exploring the uniquely female experience of detention.
‘We were indeed the lucky ones, and I shall never forget it’ – Peter Briess
In honour of Refugee Week, this blog post follows the story of Peter Briess, who donated his extensive collection of family papers and photographs to the Library.
The Heroic Rescue of Thirteen Prisoners from a Death March near Regensburg
The story of the rescue of thirteen Jewish prisoners from a death march in Bavaria in April 1945.
The Library’s public archive tours are back
Visit our archives for an in-depth look at our collections and to see how we collect and preserve valuable material for future generations.
Building a Path for Digital Discovery: Transforming the Library for the 21st Century
We are thrilled to announce that we are launching a public campaign to build support for the digitalisation of one-third of the Library’s unique collections.
