Away from the office and the online world until 3 August. Have a good summer!

Honoured to share a panel with Jennifer Geddes, @pdavies.bsky.social @ankahajkova.bsky.social for @biajs.bsky.social! With special thanks to @bryan-cheyette.bsky.social for excellent chairing and to @ankahajkova.bsky.social for bringing us all together in smart conversation and solidarity.

Dr Anna Hájková@ankahajkova.bsky.social · 3w ago

We are having a nice, tight panel on women’s testimonies from the Holocaust, solidarity, and uncovering marginalized voices. First, Jennifer Geddes on Charlotte Delbo’s Le Convoi du 24 janvier.

With huge thanks to @schuneke.bsky.social for his brilliant talk @wienerlibrary.bsky.social on his moving & incisive book, I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany. Special thanks to @williamrossjones.bsky.social for the insightful conversation. And thanks to all who braved the heat!

Happening this Thursday! Sign up to attend our latest free exhibition event featuring Prof Dan Stone and our Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social They will highlight aspects of our current exhibition in relation to gender Tickets: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/exhibi...

The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A series of evening events throughout the run of our latest exhibition will see experts on the subject from around the world offer their perspective on aspects of the display. Join us for the next event in the series with Dr Christine Schmidt and Prof Dan Stone on 2 July... buff.ly/JoauVUy

Join us for the launch of a new Holocaust Studies special issue on queer experiences during the Holocaust at which we will hear from a panel of editors and contributors to the issue 📅 16 July, 6:30 - 8pm 📍 The Wiener Holocaust Library, London Free tickets:

Special Issue Launch: Queer Experiences in the Holocaust - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Join us for the launch of a new Holocaust Studies special issue on queer experiences during the Holocaust at which we will hear from a panel of editors and contributors to the special issue including…

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Last night Professor Mary Fulbrook delivered the 6th Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture. She spoke to a packed audience about her research into the communities and groups who refused to look the other way during the Holocaust... wienerholocaustlibrary.org/2026/05/19/a...

Professor Mary Fulbrook explores 'islands of compassion in a sea of hostility' for Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Professor Mary Fulbrook delivered this year's Annual Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture, exploring experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust across Europe.

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This week our Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social is in Vilnius at the Samuel Bak Museum. A panel of international experts discussed how we talk about Jewish heritage and the Holocaust today, engaging audiences, education, and the challenges of working with archives. www.jmuseum.lt/naujienos/sa...

Our current exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust, is closing in one week! Visit Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm to see this fascinating display including never before seen sources from our archive.

📢 Paid student summer placement opportunity (London area)🔊 @wienerlibrary.bsky.social is hosting a 150-hours work placement. This would suit a student of Library and Information Studies with some volunteering experience in libraries. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April 2026 ❗ www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac...

Honoured and delighted to have launched our new edited volume, Older Jews and the Holocaust, this week @lbilondon.bsky.social! With huge gratitude to them, especially Dr Magda Wrobel and @joannasliwa24.bsky.social @claims-conference.bsky.social for all their work planning this terrific event!

The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last night saw the New York launch of a new book, Older Jews and the Holocaust: Persecution, Displacement, and Survival, thanks to the Leo Baeck Institute New York and to @claims-conference.bsky.social for their support of this project!

Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.

Thrilled and honoured to be taking up this post together with Barbara. We’re looking forward to leading @wienerlibrary.bsky.social through its next, exciting chapter! With many thanks to our Trustees, staff and friends for their support and confidence in us.

Jewish News@jewishnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dr Christine Schmidt and Dr Barbara Warnock appointed to lead Wiener Holocaust Library

Christine Schmidt explaining things to the NYT! @ceschmidt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...

"The Holocaust was not only perpetuated by ideologues but also carried out through bureaucratic means.” Our acting Co-Director @ceschmidt.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com for this fascinating feature out today ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/w...

How Bookbinders Used Old Records to Help the Nazis Find Their Victims

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 5mo ago

Bookbinders and restorers in the 1930s and ’40s helped the Nazi regime create a database that was used to persecute and kill Jews and others who were deemed racially impure, a British researcher has found.

EHRI-PL Call for Papers | International #Conference “Documenting the Holocaust: #Testimonies as Historical Evidence” Date: June 16–17, 2026 | Location: The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland | Language: English | Deadline for applications: March 31, 2026

Thrilled to see our beautiful book, Holocaust Letters, out soon from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! With huge thanks to my amazing co-editors @sandralipner.bsky.social @charlieknight.bsky.social & Clara Dijkstra. Launching soon @wienerlibrary.bsky.social: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/book-l...

Over the next week we'll be featuring articles from @ehri-project.eu document blog. Today's blog is by @ceschmidt.bsky.social Acting Co-Director of @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and is a great resource for researchers & students using Holocaust testimony blog.ehri-project.eu/2019/04/17/h... #HMD2026

I was honoured to chair this wonderful discussion last night between Debórah and Dan. A mentor and friend, Debórah encouraged us to reconsider seriously the role of the irrational and unpredictable in making sense of the past. Grateful to have her contributions to this conference!

Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A lively, engaging, warm and intellectually rich keynote from Prof Debórah Dwork of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, Graduate Center @cuny.edu this evening, led in conversation by Prof Dan Stone. Thank you, Prof Dwork!

We’re sharing impressions from our three days of gathering together for the @bcflconference.bsky.social conference at this dedicated account. @wienerlibrary.bsky.social is proud to co-host this dynamic international conference!

Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Good morning, day two of Beyond Camps! Another day full of groundbreaking new research in the field. To start the morning, currently in a panel on “Memory, testimony, and remembrance” hearing from Alisa Miller of Vilnius University on collective memory of the Kovno Ghetto.

And we begin! Acting Co-Director of the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Dr @ceschmidt.bsky.social giving the first opening remarks, followed shortly by Professor David Feldman, Director of @bisa-bkk.bsky.social !

📣 Freelance opportunity! We're seeking to engage an experienced provenance researcher to conduct a detailed provenance and restitution investigation into the St Lambrecht collection, currently held at the FCDO archive. Find out more and apply🔗

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Find out about our employment opportunities

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Check out the rich programme of new research on survivors of Nazi persecution featured @bcflconference.bsky.social January 2026 conference - and register to attend today!

Beyond Camps and Forced Labour Conference @bcflconference.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The programme and registration is LIVE! wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/r... fees: £120 3 days; £60 single day. Subsidised tickets avail for PhD students. Register now! @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social

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The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are devastated to learn of an antisemitic attack that has targeted Chanukah celebrations in Sydney. Our thoughts are with the Australian Jewish community and all those affected by this horrific event...

88% of the way toward @wienerlibrary.bsky.social’s Big Give fundraising challenge! Can you help us reach 💯? Your gift is doubled until Tuesday, 9 Dec! Everything helps! Please give and share widely donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We are now live! Thank you @drcweissenberg.bsky.social and everyone who has given so far!

Dr C Weissenberg@drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Please give generously @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Big Give. All donations are match-funded. Let’s support the Wiener Holocaust Library, which supports so much of our work.

It’s that time of year! If you’ve taken part in our vibrant free events programme, exhibitions or made use of our amazing collections, please consider donating. Double your gift now - every bit helps! And please share 🙏

The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 From 2 - 9 December we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge match-funding campaign! We’re asking our friends and supporters to help us meet our £64,000 target. For one week only, your generosity will be matched, meaning double the impact on our work. buff.ly/DA2hrk0

So honoured to give the opening keynote on @wienerlibrary.bsky.social testimony collections, past & present, with Dr Rebecca Jinks for the Collecting the Holocaust Conference in Stockholm. A stimulating and challenging programme made even better with dear friends. Thank you to the organisers!

Thank you to everyone who attended the launch of our latest exhibition! Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is now open to the public, Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm, with free entry. Find out more about the launch via @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/wiener-holoc...

Wiener Holocaust Library unveils ‘Eldercide’ exhibition on fate of older Jews - Jewish News

New show exposes Nazi persecution of elderly Jews, spotlighting resilience, cultural resistance and generational memory

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Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership@hgrporg.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We were honoured to launch our newest exhibition 'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' at @wienerlibrary.bsky.social with @rhulholocaustri.bsky.social last week. Thank you to Dr Christine Schmidt, Dr Dan Stone, Nicola Loftus, and Dr Toby Simpson for the introduction to the material and topic.

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The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📣 We're hiring! Join us for a fixed-term part time role at the Library as our Research and Engagement Officer. We are seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual with a postgraduate qualification in Holocaust Studies or a closely related field. Find out more and apply: buff.ly/KuadEMU

Thank you, @ankahajkova.bsky.social! Really enjoyed the long chat with Bea @theajruk.bsky.social and Natalia about Eva Reichmann’s postwar work for @wienerlibrary.bsky.social and her German Jewish networks in exile. With thanks to @lbilondon.bsky.social for this event and to everyone for coming!

Dr Anna Hájková@ankahajkova.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What a treat listening to @ceschmidt.bsky.social talk on Eva Reichmann, the Holocaust testimony, and narrativity, following Natalia Aleksiun and Bea Lewkowicz @wienerlibrary.bsky.social