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Hansi Finkler emigrated from Austria to England in early March 1939 on a domestic service visa. Her daughter, Evelyn, had come to England in 1938 where she stayed at the 'Haven' hostel in Camden Town. She reunited with her mother in the early 1940s, and they lived in a bedsit in West London...
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There are still a handful of tickets available for our benefit concert this Thursday evening!
World-renowned pianist and conductor, Sir András Schiff, is performing a benefit concert for the Library, with all the funds raised from the concert directly supporting our vital work
Our exhibition gallery is open this week, with the chance to see our latest groundbreaking curation
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust draws on our archive collection to explore the stories of those for whom Nazi persecution came at the end of their lives
Plan your visit:
PhDs and ECRs are invited to join our next PhD and a Cup of Tea Online seminar!
📍 Jewish slave labour and the SS concentration camp system through a spatial lens - Part of our latest series, Spatial Histories of the Holocaust
📅 March 10, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
💻 Online
Book now: buff.ly/KLkfgTa
"Behind the doors of a handsome Georgian townhouse overlooking leafy Russell Square is the world's oldest collection of material on the Nazi era, an immense archive tracing the rise of the far right and its heinous crimes "
We're in Londonist's guide to free museums in the capital!
A photo of a set of silver engraved tongs, on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
A photo of a gold wedding band on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
A photo of a gold samovar on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
What do a samovar, wedding ring, kitchen tongs, and Marx’s Das Kapital have in common?
Most visitors will have little or no living memory of the generation of Jewish victims and survivors who appear in our latest exhibition...
This generation comes to us in fragments, from photographs and everyday objects they held and used, and stories passed down through families.
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust is on display until 30 April. Don't miss your chance to see this groundbreaking exhibition buff.ly/sSm4BlB
Older Jews’ voices aren't recorded in today’s Holocaust testimonies, because they did not live long enough to be interviewed in the 1980s and 90s. Nor did they speak in classrooms or commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day...
03.03.2026 16:09 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
A photo of a set of silver engraved tongs, on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
A photo of a gold wedding band on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
A photo of a gold samovar on display in the Wiener Holocaust Library's latest exhibition - Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust
What do a samovar, wedding ring, kitchen tongs, and Marx’s Das Kapital have in common?
Most visitors will have little or no living memory of the generation of Jewish victims and survivors who appear in our latest exhibition...
"Behind the doors of a handsome Georgian townhouse overlooking leafy Russell Square is the world's oldest collection of material on the Nazi era, an immense archive tracing the rise of the far right and its heinous crimes "
We're in Londonist's guide to free museums in the capital!
PhDs and ECRs are invited to join our next PhD and a Cup of Tea Online seminar!
📍 Jewish slave labour and the SS concentration camp system through a spatial lens - Part of our latest series, Spatial Histories of the Holocaust
📅 March 10, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
💻 Online
Book now: buff.ly/KLkfgTa
Our exhibition gallery is open this week, with the chance to see our latest groundbreaking curation
Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust draws on our archive collection to explore the stories of those for whom Nazi persecution came at the end of their lives
Plan your visit:
There are still a handful of tickets available for our benefit concert this Thursday evening!
World-renowned pianist and conductor, Sir András Schiff, is performing a benefit concert for the Library, with all the funds raised from the concert directly supporting our vital work
📣 Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture!
Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews
🎥 We hold a considerable collection of audio and audio-visual material, mostly consisting of interviews with former refugees and survivors.
Some of these testimonies are only available to be viewed in our Reading Room whilst others can be accessed on personal devices onsite...
"A document at the Wiener Library states how there are discussions before Kristallnacht to bring in as many children as possible from terror-stricken central Europe"
A blog @timesofisrael.com explores new research on the Kindertransport, including documents uncovered in our archive
📚 Online tickets available for a forthcoming family history Book Talk!
Nicole Hanefeld's The Unspeakable is a thoughtfully constructed and moving Holocaust memoir, vividly blending the author’s first-person experiences during her research with the history of World War II
Book now:
Every Tuesday we lead a behind the scenes tour of our archive!
If you've never seen our stores, including some of the unique photos and documents within them, join us this Tuesday at 2pm...
Sign up here:
Our March newsletter is on its way to subscribers now!
Signing up to receive our monthly updates is the best way to stay up to date with all exhibitions, events, research, publications and news from our collections.
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Hansi's husband, Walter, arrived in England at the end of March 1939, where he spent approximately the first year in the Kitchener Camp for refugees.
Follow the full journey of the Finkler family as refugees from Nazi persecution via our online interactive #RefugeeMap 📍 buff.ly/X6Gonki
Hansi Finkler emigrated from Austria to England in early March 1939 on a domestic service visa. Her daughter, Evelyn, had come to England in 1938 where she stayed at the 'Haven' hostel in Camden Town. She reunited with her mother in the early 1940s, and they lived in a bedsit in West London...
02.03.2026 08:57 — 👍 15 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Every Tuesday we lead a behind the scenes tour of our archive!
If you've never seen our stores, including some of the unique photos and documents within them, join us this Tuesday at 2pm...
Sign up here:
📚 Online tickets available for a forthcoming family history Book Talk!
Nicole Hanefeld's The Unspeakable is a thoughtfully constructed and moving Holocaust memoir, vividly blending the author’s first-person experiences during her research with the history of World War II
Book now:
"A document at the Wiener Library states how there are discussions before Kristallnacht to bring in as many children as possible from terror-stricken central Europe"
A blog @timesofisrael.com explores new research on the Kindertransport, including documents uncovered in our archive
🎥 We hold a considerable collection of audio and audio-visual material, mostly consisting of interviews with former refugees and survivors.
Some of these testimonies are only available to be viewed in our Reading Room whilst others can be accessed on personal devices onsite...
Have you visited our current exhibition, Eldercide? We want to hear from you!
If you’ve had a chance to visit our exhibition, please share your thoughts with us.
Your feedback will help us improve future programming and is greatly appreciated.
The latest meeting of the Anglo-German research group (AGRG) was kindly hosted by @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Dr Barbara Warnock introduced us to the library's latest work and gave us a tour of the archive and library. The AGRG is coordinated by myself and Dr Matt Retallick.
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📣 Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture!
Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews
📚 Online tickets available for a forthcoming family history Book Talk!
Nicole Hanefeld's The Unspeakable is a thoughtfully constructed and moving Holocaust memoir, vividly blending the author’s first-person experiences during her research with the history of World War II
Book now: