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The world's oldest Holocaust archive and Britain's largest collection on the Nazi era. Website: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org Digital Archive: www.whlcollections.org Donate: www.wienerholocaustlibrary.org/what-we-do/support-our-work/donate/

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 18

“I knew nothing about my family history until then...Nobody ever spoke about it.” But that day, she explains, she knew she wanted to find the truth, no matter how dark and shameful.

📰Our latest exhibition was featured in this weekend's @telegraphnews.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/8752340...

‘I tracked down the family of the estate my Nazi great grandparents looted. Here’s what I told them’

After discovering a hidden family history – and some stolen furniture – one woman was determined to make amends

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

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

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

Every Tuesday we conduct a free tour of our archive, welcoming the public to see behind the scenes of one of the most important Holocaust-era collections in the world.

Sign up for next week's tour here:

Free Tour - Wiener Holocaust Library and Archive (Tuesdays)

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

We’re proud to be the sole point of access in the UK to the International Tracing Service – a remarkable archive of over 30m pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of 17.5m people

📸 The ITS Archive Manager, Elise, supports attendees of a recent AJR event

🔗 buff.ly/2sw8UE9

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 19h

Looking for accurate, truthful information about various aspects of the history of the Holocaust?

We're constantly adding new videos to our YouTube channel drawing on our unique archive collections, academic talks and lectures, and our expertly curated exhibitions.

Subscribe now: buff.ly/IH0i9uf

The Wiener Holocaust Library

The Wiener Library is one of the world's leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library's unique collection of over one million items includes…

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Immigrants & Minorities @imm-min-journal.bsky.social · 2d

On Monday we launched our latest special issue. Thanks to @wienerlibrary.bsky.social, Barbara Warnock, and to our panel contributors Professor Heather Jones, Dr Andre Keil, and Dr Rachel Pistol.

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 35m

Every Tuesday we conduct a free tour of our archive, welcoming the public to see behind the scenes of one of the most important Holocaust-era collections in the world.

Sign up for next week's tour here: buff.ly/SoDhrSi

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 19h

Looking for accurate, truthful information about various aspects of the history of the Holocaust?

We're constantly adding new videos to our YouTube channel drawing on our unique archive collections, academic talks and lectures, and our expertly curated exhibitions.

Subscribe now: buff.ly/IH0i9uf

The Wiener Holocaust Library

The Wiener Library is one of the world's leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust and Nazi era. Formed in 1933, the Library's unique collection of over one million items includes…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

The Library has dedicated staff to support research in the ITS archive, which is often vast and complex to navigate. They accept inquiries from survivors, descendants of survivors and academic and other researchers.

Find out more 🔗 buff.ly/2sw8UE9

International Tracing Service (ITS)

We’re proud to be the sole point of access in the UK to the International Tracing Service – a remarkable archive of over 30 million pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of over 17.5 million people.

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

The archive was opened to researchers in 2007. It includes:

➡️ Documents on incarceration in concentration camps, ghettos and prisons
➡️ Documents on forced labour
➡️ Documents on Displaced Persons camps and emigration
➡️ Documents on Jewish and other victims of Nazi persecution

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

We’re proud to be the sole point of access in the UK to the International Tracing Service – a remarkable archive of over 30m pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of 17.5m people

📸 The ITS Archive Manager, Elise, supports attendees of a recent AJR event

🔗 buff.ly/2sw8UE9

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

Every Tuesday we conduct a free tour of our archive, welcoming the public to see behind the scenes of one of the most important Holocaust-era collections in the world.

Sign up for next week's tour here:

Free Tour - Wiener Holocaust Library and Archive (Tuesdays)

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

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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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

➡️ Project Talk: Why Comics? Telling Survivor Stories through Graphic Novels
🗓️ 23 October, 6:30 - 8pm

Join us next month as we host a talk exploring how graphic novels have proven to be a powerful medium for sharing stories of the Holocaust and other genocides and mass atrocities:

Project Talk: Why Comics? Telling Survivor Stories through Graphic Novels - The Wiener Holocaust Library

As part of its engagement with the international Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project, the Wiener Library will host a talk exploring how graphic novels have proven to be a powerful medium for…

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

📣 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 · 3d

Our friends and supporters are invited to join us for the launch of a travelling exhibition that will be at the Library for a three week showing.

The launch of Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life, will feature guest speakers and a first chance to see this remarkable exhibition

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Exhibition Launch - Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Join us for the launch of Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life. This important travelling exhibition which tells the stories of disabled British-born victims of Nazi persecution in the wider context of…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

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

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Our friends and supporters are invited to join us for the launch of a travelling exhibition that will be at the Library for a three week showing.

The launch of Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life, will feature guest speakers and a first chance to see this remarkable exhibition

🔗

Exhibition Launch - Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Join us for the launch of Finding Ivy: A Life Worthy of Life. This important travelling exhibition which tells the stories of disabled British-born victims of Nazi persecution in the wider context of…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3d

📣 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 · 4d

On 8 October 1939 the first ghetto was opened at Piotrków. This was soon followed by the ghetto in Radomsko, and the first major ghetto in Łódź in February 1940

Over the following two years, hundreds of ghettos would be established across Poland

Learn more #TheHolocaustExplained

What were the ghettos and camps? – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools

This map, created by Herbert Froboess and entitled Deutschland 1945, shows some of the camps in Nazi Germany and some of the surrounding occupied countries.

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

📢 In-person Talk: ‘The Ark’ – Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945
📆 21 October, 6:30pm

Through archival material held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk will reveal how the Wedgwood Family & Company worked to help those being oppressed across Central Europe.

Sign up:

In-person Talk: 'The Ark' - Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945 - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Through archival material and collections held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk by Michael Ruddy will reveal how the Wedgwood Family and Company worked resolutely to help those being…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

➡️ Project Talk: Why Comics? Telling Survivor Stories through Graphic Novels
🗓️ 23 October, 6:30 - 8pm

Join us next month as we host a talk exploring how graphic novels have proven to be a powerful medium for sharing stories of the Holocaust and other genocides and mass atrocities:

Project Talk: Why Comics? Telling Survivor Stories through Graphic Novels - The Wiener Holocaust Library

As part of its engagement with the international Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project, the Wiener Library will host a talk exploring how graphic novels have proven to be a powerful medium for…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

📢 In-person Talk: ‘The Ark’ – Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945
📆 21 October, 6:30pm

Through archival material held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk will reveal how the Wedgwood Family & Company worked to help those being oppressed across Central Europe.

Sign up:

In-person Talk: 'The Ark' - Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945 - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Through archival material and collections held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk by Michael Ruddy will reveal how the Wedgwood Family and Company worked resolutely to help those being…

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

On 8 October 1939 the first ghetto was opened at Piotrków. This was soon followed by the ghetto in Radomsko, and the first major ghetto in Łódź in February 1940

Over the following two years, hundreds of ghettos would be established across Poland

Learn more #TheHolocaustExplained

What were the ghettos and camps? – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools

This map, created by Herbert Froboess and entitled Deutschland 1945, shows some of the camps in Nazi Germany and some of the surrounding occupied countries.

The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 4d

This month we share the news that our Director will be leaving the Library at the end of the year to start an exciting role at IWM North. We’ll be sad to see Toby go after over a decade of important and instrumental work, but we wish him all the best with this brilliant opportunity buff.ly/4rOXc5K