A Refugee in Leeds: CC. Aronsfeld
Dr Anthony Grenville is Consultant Editor of the Association of Jewish Refugees Journal and Chair of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, and author of Encounters with Albion: […]
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Dr Anthony Grenville is Consultant Editor of the Association of Jewish Refugees Journal and Chair of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, and author of Encounters with Albion: […]
Professor David Cesarani OBE was one of the leading scholars of the Holocaust of his generation and enjoyed an international reputation for both his academic and his media work. He […]
I am the Web Project Officer for The Holocaust Explained, a website run by The Wiener Holocaust Library which aims to teach schoolchildren about the Holocaust. It was whilst researching […]
It wasn’t until after my father passed away a few years ago that my cousins and I started exploring my grandfather David Makofski’s role in saving hundreds of Jewish refugees […]
On 18 March 2019, The Wiener Library held a ceremony to award honorary membership to The Gesellschaft für Exilforschung (GfE) to the world-famous author Judith Kerr, supported by the generosity […]
Recent research from UCL Centre for Holocaust Education showed shocking levels of ignorance about the Holocaust. In addition racism and antisemitism are at an alarming level. So we have to […]
In October 2018, The Wiener Library launched an online effort to identify unknown photographic subjects in our Gerty Simon Collection. Since then we are delighted to have been contacted by […]
When the B’nai B’rith Leo Baeck (London) Lodge ceased its activities in 2017, a chapter of 74 years of dedicated service for the Jewish community ultimately ended. Established by German speaking refugees from central Europe at the peak of World War II the association quickly blended into British society and became a valuable member of the Anglo-Jewry community. In order to preserve and share its unique history, the Lodge archive is now being catalogued by The Wiener Library.