Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership

The Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership is the UK’s foremost research body into the history of the Holocaust and genocide, a partnership of the Wiener Holocaust Library and the Holocaust Research Institute, Royal Holloway University of London. The HGRP is our flagship research initiative aiming to bridge the gap between new research and public engagement.

Our mission is to re–frame public engagement, education, and heritage practice about the history and memory of the Holocaust and genocide.

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Who we are

Barry Langford

Professor Barry Langford is Professor of Film Studies and Head of the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Christine Schmidt

Dr Christine Schmidt is Deputy Director and Head of Research at The Wiener Holocaust Library, London.
Dan Stone

Professor Dan Stone is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Paris Chronakis

Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis is Lecturer in Modern Greek History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Rebecca Jinks

Dr Rebecca Jinks is Lecturer in Modern History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Robert Eaglestone

Professor Robert Eaglestone is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Simone Gigliotti

Dr Simone Gigliotti is Senior Lecturer in Holocaust Studies and Deputy Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Toby Simpson

Dr Toby Simpson is Director of The Wiener Holocaust Library, the world’s oldest archival and library collection relating to the Holocaust and Nazi era.

Exhibitions

Genocidal Captivity: Retelling the Stories of Armenian and Yezidi Women

This exhibition explored stories of Armenian and Yezidi women held in genocidal captivity, using humanitarian records of Armenian survivors from the 1920s and recent interviews with and compelling portraits of Yezidi survivors in Iraq. Find out more.

Holocaust Letters

This exhibition examined Holocaust-era correspondence for evidence of how Jewish persecutees understood what was happening to them as events of the Holocaust unfolded. The exhibition uncovered how people exchanged information across borders, in defiance of censors and in the midst of chaos, deportations and destruction. Find out more.

Death Marches: Evidence and Memory

This exhibition uncovered how forensic and other evidence about the death marches has been gathered since the end of the Holocaust. It chronicled how researchers and others attempted to recover the death march routes – and those who did not survive them. Efforts to analyse and commemorate the death marches continue to this day. Find out more.

Forthcoming events

Book Talk: Soviet-Born: The Afterlives of Migration in Jewish American Fiction with Karolina Krasuska and Bryan Cheyette

The Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP), an initiative of The Wiener Holocaust Library and the Holocaust Research Institute, Royal Holloway University of London look forward to hosting Prof. Karolina Krasuska who will speak with Prof. Robert Eaglestone about her recently published book, Soviet-Born: The Afterlives of Migration in Jewish American Fiction.

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