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Dr C Weissenberg

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Research: Micro archive of Werner Weissenberg. Designer & editor: the Kitchener Camp Project & the Leave to Land exhibition https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/24/kitchener-camp-sandwich-kent-german-jews-haven Www.fromnumberstonames.com

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · Nov 16

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For those who don't know me: I work independently at an intersection of Holocaust history, migration history, & German Jewish genealogy, utilising micro archives, macro archives, collaborative project work, digital methods, & digital outputs.

A black and white aerial image of Kitchener and Haig refugee camps, taken in 1940

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 2h

In this online workshop, Sütterlin specialist Carolin Sommer shines a light on the mysterious Sutterlin writing script. We uncover why it was introduced, why it was abandoned, and why it appears so hieroglyphic even when written in a neat hand.

Catch up now:

Decoding Sütterlin: Reading Handwritten Holocaust Documents Workshop

Handwritten documents from the Holocaust, whether in the form of diaries, personal letters or official forms, sometimes seem to have been written in an unreadable scrawl. Often, the reason they…

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 2h

Season of mellow fruitfulness, much fungus, and possum jumpers

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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 1d

Where I try to explain why France is not going through an ordinary political crisis but that the Fifth Republic is a regime in crisis.
🇫🇷 #france #politics
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France's political upheaval isn't temporary - it's a profound constitutional crisis | Pierre Purseigle

The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations!

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 9d

In case you missed it....Our Lab Director reports on Gathering the Voices, a project based in Glasgow, Scotland, following recent fieldwork. Let us know what you think:

Spotlight: Gathering the Voices

by Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden Our Spotlight series takes a deep dive into the digital offerings of worldwide organisations dedicated to Holocaust memory. This week, Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden looks at how the community association Gathering the Voices has used digital media to present testimonies of survivors with connections to Scotland, and to enable students to

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 2d

I quite like this way of denoting temperature on the weather app…

Like there’s two people sitting around a Met Office office.

One going, in an officious, enthusiastic voice: “15 degrees today!”

And his mate, Marvin-the-paranoid-android, going: “Feels more like 13”

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Yup - seems she’s getting the same treatment everywhere.

Glad she at least feels able to push back.

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Gloomy day, init.

Psyching myself up to go for a walk this afternoon - to at least feel like I’ve seen what passes for daylight.

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a lot of it about…

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Paul Hill @palhil.bsky.social · 2d

Fixed it

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German History Society @germanhistsoc.bsky.social · 3d

The next round of GHS Small Grant funding is now open!

We support conferences and workshops such as the fantastic colloquium recently held at the University of Oxford with @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social and Thomas Meyer. Read more about it on the GHS Blog here:

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3d

Estonia has closed the Saatse border crossing with Russia due to an unusually large Russian military presence on the other side. The Estonian Police and Border Guard (PPA) noted increased patrols and military movements that were much higher than normal, which were deemed beyond routine activities.

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 4d

Truly, a soulless place.

Had some stopovers there, back in the day, and nothing about it made me want to return even for a short holiday never mind to live there.

Also - climate change and the kind of developments being created there 😱😱😱

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 4d

Shhh!

Elderly kitkat snoozing in the autumn sun

#caturday
#blackcats
#DoNotDisturb

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 5d

Same. First winter I’ve not had the booster call up.

Have given up waiting and booked in for a private one on Tuesday. Hoping I don’t catch it before then 😬

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Are you an MA or PhD student working on 20th-century European History or Holocaust studies? Join us for a digital skills workshop to discover highlights from our unique archive collections!

Sign up now: bit.ly/4naClvi

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Arolsen Archives @arolsenarchives.bsky.social · 5d

“Remembering means not only looking back, but also exercising vigilance”, says Sejfuddin Dizdarević, who is fighting for commemorating the genocide that happened in Srebrenica. Read here what he thinks about social responsibility and networking: arolsen-archives.org/en/news/the-...

The genocide in Srebrenica mustn’t be allowed to remain a niche issue | Arolsen Archives

What drives a person to dedicate themselves tirelessly to education, remembrance, and civic engagement? Born in 1977 in Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Sejfuddin Dizdarevic came to Germany as a teena...

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 5d

Fedor was on a notorious transport from Düsseldorf to Riga in winter 41

Leopold collapsed on the street in Hindenburg in 1941 after starvation & mistreatment in prison.

Kurt was last heard from in a labour camp in Krenau ghetto, starving to death in winter 42-43. The ghetto was ‘cleared’ in Feb 43

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 5d

My grandfather Leopold fought in FWW, wounded twice. Great-uncles Fedor & Kurt also fought. Fedor was a PoW in France ->1920

My father wrote that Leopold thought his FWW service would give him some measure of protection as a German Jew, from the Nazis

Sadly, he was wrong. All 3 were killed by 1943

Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 5d

There was absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Jews in Germany deliberately sabotaged the WW1 war effort or organised a grand conspiracy to destroy Germany after the war. Zero.

Obvious point but worth bearing in mind during this ‘Great Antifa scare of ‘25’

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

📣 Work with us!

We're hiring a Visitor Services Assistant (Maternity Cover) to work 5 days per week based onsite at the Library.

The role is a six months fixed term contract, with a possibility of extension, starting in November 2025.

Find out more:

Work With Us - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Find out about our employment opportunities

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 5d

There's still a handful of places for PhD students and early career researchers to join us on Monday for the first PhD and a Cup of Tea of this academic year!

Sign up now: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/phd-an...

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Arolsen Archives @arolsenarchives.bsky.social · 5d

Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty. Between 1942 and 1945, over 1,000 people were executed in Munich-Stadelheim prison. Many wrote farewell letters, more than 50 were never delivered. The #lostwords projects seeks to find their intended recipients. arolsen-archives.org/en/press-rel...

Undelivered farewell letters from victims of Nazi persecution | Arolsen Archives

The Bavarian State Archives and the Arolsen Archives start a cooperation on execution files from Munich-Stadelheim. The Munich-Stadelheim prison was a “central execution center” under National Sociali...

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Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t work out how much of (gestures) ‘all this’ is genuine stupidity, and how much calculated to ricochet off the base like a pinball machine.

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Still trying to divert from the unedifying sight of her and the Pres not knowing the meaning of habeas corpus, presumably.

Dr C Weissenberg @drcweissenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Wonderful news!

Must be a relief to have it done.

Many congratulations.