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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 Big Give is now live!

This week all donations to support our work made through the Big Give will be matched, meaning they have double the impact on our work.

You have until Tuesday 9 December to help us raise £64,000 as part of this important campaign.

Donate now:
Support our vital work in these challenging times – Big Give
We are the world’s oldest and the UK’s largest archive on the Nazi era and the Holocaust. Please help us raise £64,000 so we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial,…
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📣 We’ve raised 85% of our target so far during this year’s Big Give!

We’re so close to reaching our target of £64,000, every penny of which will ensure we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial, antisemitism and other forms of prejudice buff.ly/jaSWqK0
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This week we are taking part in The Big Give’s Fundraising Challenge, aiming to raise £64,000 so we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial, antisemitism and other forms of prejudice.

All this at a time when our work has never been needed more buff.ly/re9klaS
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We’ve raised 75% of our target so far during this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge!

We’re so close to reaching our target of £64,000, every penny of which will ensure we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial and antisemitism donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Support our vital work in these challenging times – Big Give
We are the world’s oldest and the UK’s largest archive on the Nazi era and the Holocaust. Please help us raise £64,000 so we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial, a...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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If you’ve ever thought about making a donation to support our vital work, this week is the best time to do so.

Until 9 December we’re taking part in The Big Give Fundraising Challenge. Every donation will be matched, meaning your generosity will have double the impact.

Donate now: buff.ly/re9klaS
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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In December 1934 the Nazis passed a law that made it illegal to criticise the Nazi party or political regime, significantly quashing political dissent.

Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/Dy5JZfk
The Nazi Terror State – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools
The Nazis’ antisemitic beliefs were filtered into all aspects of life in the Third Reich. This drawing was created by a young girl, Gerda Nabe, in one of her school textbooks. The drawing shows the…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In December 1934 the Nazis passed a law that made it illegal to criticise the Nazi party or political regime, significantly quashing political dissent.

Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/Dy5JZfk
The Nazi Terror State – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools
The Nazis’ antisemitic beliefs were filtered into all aspects of life in the Third Reich. This drawing was created by a young girl, Gerda Nabe, in one of her school textbooks. The drawing shows the…
www.theholocaustexplained.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you’ve ever thought about making a donation to support our vital work, this week is the best time to do so.

Until 9 December we’re taking part in The Big Give Fundraising Challenge. Every donation will be matched, meaning your generosity will have double the impact.

Donate now: buff.ly/re9klaS
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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We are now live! Thank you @drcweissenberg.bsky.social and everyone who has given so far!
Please give generously @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Big Give.

All donations are match-funded.

Let’s support the Wiener Holocaust Library, which supports so much of our work.
📣 The Big Give is now live!

This week all donations to support our work made through the Big Give will be matched, meaning they have double the impact on our work.

You have until Tuesday 9 December to help us raise £64,000 as part of this important campaign.

Donate now:
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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It’s that time of year! If you’ve taken part in our vibrant free events programme, exhibitions or made use of our amazing collections, please consider donating.

Double your gift now - every bit helps! And please share 🙏
📣 From 2 - 9 December we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge match-funding campaign!

We’re asking our friends and supporters to help us meet our £64,000 target.

For one week only, your generosity will be matched, meaning double the impact on our work. buff.ly/DA2hrk0
The Big Give 2025: Support our vital work in these challenging times - The Wiener Holocaust Library
This year we are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, a matched fundraising campaign which will help us to continue our vital work.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Please give generously @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Big Give.

All donations are match-funded.

Let’s support the Wiener Holocaust Library, which supports so much of our work.
📣 The Big Give is now live!

This week all donations to support our work made through the Big Give will be matched, meaning they have double the impact on our work.

You have until Tuesday 9 December to help us raise £64,000 as part of this important campaign.

Donate now:
Support our vital work in these challenging times – Big Give
We are the world’s oldest and the UK’s largest archive on the Nazi era and the Holocaust. Please help us raise £64,000 so we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial,…
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
📣 The Big Give is now live!

This week all donations to support our work made through the Big Give will be matched, meaning they have double the impact on our work.

You have until Tuesday 9 December to help us raise £64,000 as part of this important campaign.

Donate now:
Support our vital work in these challenging times – Big Give
We are the world’s oldest and the UK’s largest archive on the Nazi era and the Holocaust. Please help us raise £64,000 so we can continue to be a freely accessible tool to combat Holocaust denial,…
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Tomorrow evening join the 'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' exhibition curators Prof Dan Stone (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL), alongside HRI doctoral student Roxy Moore, for a roundtable conversation.

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@wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In December 1941, the extermination camp at Chełmno was established. It was the first of the Nazi camps that was 'purpose-built' to enact their genocidal policy against Europe's Jews.

Chełmno's purpose was to murder the Jews of the surrounding area and the Łódź ghetto.

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December 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Ilse was sent on a Kindertransport from #Vienna to #England in July 1939. 

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social #Humap

See more www.refugeemap.org/map/reco...

#WW2 #WorldWar2 #SecondWorldWar #BritishHistory #AustrianHistory
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Henry Nathan was born in Bromberg, Germany on 29 November 1898. He married Betty Rosenthal, and they had two daughters. Henry was managing director of a firm manufacturing furnishing fabrics in Baden-Württemberg...

📸 Driver’s license of Betty Nathan née Rosenthal. February 1932. buff.ly/eMJDotK
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Our fantastic Digitisation Officer has just reached the milestone of having digitised 20,000 images from documents, photo and family archives from our collection!

These images will now be added to our online archive where they are freely accessible to researchers worldwide www.whlcollections.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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So honoured to give the opening keynote on @wienerlibrary.bsky.social testimony collections, past & present, with Dr Rebecca Jinks for the Collecting the Holocaust Conference in Stockholm. A stimulating and challenging programme made even better with dear friends. Thank you to the organisers!
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📸 Record card from the Hampstead Garden Suburb Care Committee collection, c.1939

This record card gives details of a twelve-year-old boy, Julius Blumenthal from Frankfurt, who sought refuge in Britain... 🔗https://buff.ly/vwbzQ79
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎉 We're so pleased that the launch of our online archive has been selected as a regional highlight for the National Archive's #AYearinArchives 2025!

Find out more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📣 From 2 - 9 December we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge match-funding campaign!

We’re asking our friends and supporters to help us meet our £64,000 target.

For one week only, your generosity will be matched, meaning double the impact on our work. buff.ly/DA2hrk0
The Big Give 2025: Support our vital work in these challenging times - The Wiener Holocaust Library
This year we are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, a matched fundraising campaign which will help us to continue our vital work.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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.

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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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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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📸 B. Birnbach, Jews on the Hungarian-Czechoslovak border, November 1938

This photo is one of a set held by the Library depicting some of the Jews who were deported by far-right Slovak militias and the Hungarian authorities to a newly established Hungarian-Czechoslovak border region in 1938...
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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📣 There's still time to sign up to our free exhibition event!

Discover the stories behind The Wiener Holocaust Library’s latest exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust.

Join curators Christine Schmidt, Dan Stone, and Roxy Moore for an in-depth roundtable conversation buff.ly/qZ4Vq1H
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📣 There's still time to sign up to our free exhibition event!

Discover the stories behind The Wiener Holocaust Library’s latest exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust.

Join curators Christine Schmidt, Dan Stone, and Roxy Moore for an in-depth roundtable conversation buff.ly/qZ4Vq1H
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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On 2 December 2025, join the 'Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust' exhibition curators Prof Dan Stone (HRI) and Dr Christine Schmidt (WHL), alongside HRI doctoral student Roxy Moore, for a roundtable conversation.

buff.ly/qZ4Vq1H

@wienerlibrary.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM