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The Wiener Holocaust Library has received planning permission from Camden Council for a transformative new building extension, unlocking a major opportunity to extend its impact as one of the world’s leading centres for Holocaust research, education and remembrance.
We are excited to announce a special seminar series on ‘Emotions in the Holocaust’ that will run in the 2026 calendar year.
Since launching our digital archive last year we have been constantly adding to and updating the site to make as many of our collections as possible available to researchers around the world. Recently added collections include concentration camp photographs from our archive.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Barbara Warnock and Dr Christine Schmidt as Co-Directors. They take the helm of the UK’s foremost institution dedicated to the study of the Holocaust and the Nazi era at a crucial time.
Thanks to the generous hosting of the event by the Liberal Jewish Synagogue and the Fraenkel family, and Sir András’ dedication of his time and talents, every penny raised from ticket sales will now support the Library’s vital work.
A new book launching this March, Older Jews and the Holocaust: Persecution, Displacement, and Survival, offers new insights into the experiences of elderly Jews during the Holocaust.
We are pleased to announce a new PhD and a Cup of Tea seminar series, ‘Emotions in the Holocaust’. This series will run in the calendar year 2026 alongside the academic lecture series of the same theme.
Throughout the Holocaust, letters were sent in their millions, in a variety of different contexts and for a range of differing purposes. Launching this month, Holocaust Letters: Methodologies, Cases and Reflections marks the first volume of its kind to examine collectively letter writing during this period.
A hugely significant collection, generously donated by the daughter of a survivor of the Theresienstadt ghetto, arrived at our archive this week. Find out more about this fascinating cache of artworks, the story of its survival, and what it means for the Library.
A conference this January brought over 200 scholars and professionals to the Wiener Holocaust Library and Birkbeck, University of London.
