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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...
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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...
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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:
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
In February 1941, there was a general strike across Holland as Dutch people stood up in protest against a series of Nazi pogroms and arrests of Dutch Jews in Amsterdam.
The strike was organised by the banned Communist Party and approximately 300,000 people joined the strike...
Following the Munich Putsch, Hitler was arrested and held in Landsberg prison. His trial took place from the 26 February to the 1 April 1924.
He was found guilty of treason, but, with a sympathetic judge, was sentenced to just five years in prison. Of this five years, Hitler only served nine months
Learn more about the early years of the Nazi party via our educational site, #TheHolocaustExplained buff.ly/ei7e2AW
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Following the Munich Putsch, Hitler was arrested and held in Landsberg prison. His trial took place from the 26 February to the 1 April 1924.
He was found guilty of treason, but, with a sympathetic judge, was sentenced to just five years in prison. Of this five years, Hitler only served nine months
The Nazis brutally suppressed the strike. Nine people were killed during the strike itself and the Nazis arrested a further 18 people, who were later executed.
Whilst the strike was ultimately suppressed, it was a rare and important large-scale action in defence of the Jews.
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In February 1941, there was a general strike across Holland as Dutch people stood up in protest against a series of Nazi pogroms and arrests of Dutch Jews in Amsterdam.
The strike was organised by the banned Communist Party and approximately 300,000 people joined the strike...
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
"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...
Hitler saluting at a Nuremberg rally in 1923. The Nazi Party used rallies to raise awareness of their party and attacrt new members. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.
The Nazi Party officers were based at 12 Corneliusstresse, Munich. This photo was taken in 1921. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.
On the 24 February 1920, the German Workers’ Party changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), more commonly referred to as the Nazi Party.
The same day Hitler announced the Nazi Party’s 25-point programme.
Learn more via #TheHolocaustExplained buff.ly/JjlPwn0
Hitler saluting at a Nuremberg rally in 1923. The Nazi Party used rallies to raise awareness of their party and attacrt new members. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.
The Nazi Party officers were based at 12 Corneliusstresse, Munich. This photo was taken in 1921. Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.
On the 24 February 1920, the German Workers’ Party changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), more commonly referred to as the Nazi Party.
The same day Hitler announced the Nazi Party’s 25-point programme.
Learn more via #TheHolocaustExplained buff.ly/JjlPwn0
