‘Leave to Land’ Book Club
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation we have had to postpone the showing of the temporary exhibition Leave to Land: The Kitchener Camp Rescue, 1939. As the Library remains closed, […]
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The Wiener Holocaust Library’s Digital Resources
Cailee Davis recently completed her MA in Holocaust Studies with Distinction at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her dissertation, “Inglorious Basterds: Rewriting American History,” explores the Americanization of the Holocaust […]
The Wiener Holocaust Library’s New Donations – Register of Jewish Survivors. Vol I & II
We are delighted to report on two recent long-term loans from the Lewis 2013 Trust. The Trust has been generously supporting The Wiener Holocaust Library for a number of years […]
The Wiener Holocaust Library announces the relaunch of the online educational resource The Holocaust Explained
This month, The Wiener Holocaust Library is pleased to relaunch The Holocaust Explained, an online educational resource that aims to teach British schoolchildren about the Holocaust. The website is an extremely […]
The Wiener Holocaust Library Ernst Fraenkel Prize 2019 winner
The Wiener Holocaust Library is delighted to announce the Ernst Fraenkel Prize 2019 winner, which has been awarded under new criteria. Judged by Dr. Zoë Waxman (University of Oxford), Professor […]
Book Review: Effingers: A Portrait of German-Jewish Life, 1878 – 1948
Sandra Lipner is working on a historical research project into German-Jewish identity, family histories, and the Holocaust. As a History teacher originally from Germany, she was asked to talk to […]
EHRI publishes its online edition of early Holocaust testimony
Visit the EHRI online edition of early Holocaust testimony here. In contrast to widespread perceptions, the events of the Holocaust were not forgotten after the end of World War II. […]
Remembering the Forgotten Holocaust
Sharika Alam is an Assistant Producer at Big Ideas. She visited The Wiener Holocaust Library and has written the following blog about the Library’s current exhibition ‘Forgotten Victims: The Nazi […]
Let’s Keep Our Memory Alive!
A guest blog post written by Waging Peace UK. How do wars affect people’s daily lives? How do they affect children’s memories and perceptions of life, and how do those affected […]
Josiah Wedgwood’s Secret Journey
Rosie Whitehouse is a freelance journalist. By chance, Rosie stumbled across a 1946 newspaper report about an illegal immigrant ship that had sailed from the tiny port of Vado near […]
